Westend House Laxfield (Also Known As Co-Op Stores)

0521/09Full Planning ApplicationWithdrawn

Full

Withdrawn on 21 July 2009

Planning committee

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Proposal

Erection of replacement shopfront and subdivision of Class A1 shop/post office to form 3 no. Class A1 retail units (including retention of post office); conversion of existing shop store to Class A3 café; change of use of domestic stores to Class B1 workshop and studio; change of use of first-floor flat to Class B1 offices; erection of gates and fence.

Received: 25 February 2009
Decision level: Planning committee
Public comments: 17
Council: Babergh District Council
Ward: Stradbroke & Laxfield

ReceivedReceived25 Feb
ValidatedValidated15 Apr
Consult.Consultation6 Aug
TargetTarget Date10 Jun
DecidedDecided21 Jul

Decided in 97 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Westend House Laxfield (Also Known As Co-Op Stores). Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 5,907 applications of this type. It was withdrawn 146 days after it was submitted, before a decision was made. The site is in the Laxfield conservation area, with 13 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 71 applications across Stradbroke & Laxfield.

90% of full applications at Babergh District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type: Full Planning Application
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Laxfield

Planning application dates

Date validated: 15 April 2009
Consultation expiry: 6 August 2009
Consultation start: 16 July 2009
Consultation end: 6 August 2009
Neighbour consultation start: 14 July 2009
Last date for comments: 6 August 2009
Target decision date: 10 June 2009
Committee meeting: 22 July 2009

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 22 April 2009
Site notice start: 20 April 2009
Site notice end: 6 August 2009

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-00664595
Documents: 18

Site constraints

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Laxfield
Listed building: Grade II: West End HouseOn this site · +2 more
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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Associated applications

2009
25 Feb
Erection of replacement shopfront and subdivision of Class A1 shop/post office to form 3 no. Class A1 retail…
This applicationWithdrawnFull0521/09
2009
24 Feb
Alterations to shop comprising removal of existing shop front; installation of replacement shop front…
ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside0522/09

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Source: Babergh Mid Suffolk

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