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Elmside Farm/Piggery Finningham Road Walsham-Le-Willows

0983/04Full Planning ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 4 June 2005

Council decision: GrantedPlanning committee

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Proposal

Erection of 15 affordable dwelling units, 38 free market dwelling units and one shop unit with associated vehicular access works, public open space, play areas, garaging and landscaping (following demolition of existing piggery complex).

Received
2 August 2004
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Rickinghall & Walsham
  1. Received2 Aug
  2. Validated5 Aug
  3. Consult.22 Sep
  4. Target30 Sep
  5. Decided4 Jun

Decided in 303 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Elmside Farm/Piggery Finningham Road Walsham-Le-Willows. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 5,907 applications of this type. This one was decided in 306 days, 37 weeks longer than Babergh Mid Suffolk's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.

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
Medium
Number of dwellings
15
Parish
Walsham Le Willows

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 August 2004
Consultation expiry
22 September 2004
Consultation start
8 September 2004
Consultation end
22 September 2004
Neighbour consultation start
13 August 2004
Last date for comments
22 September 2004
Target decision date
30 September 2004
Decision issued
9 June 2006

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
25 August 2004

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
27

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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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Source: Babergh Mid Suffolk

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