The Chestnuts The Street Walsham-Le-Willows
Proposal
Replace roof tiles and battens, following removal of existing. Works to timber frame (including rafters). Install new tile vent on rear (west) elevation. Install fibreboard and insulation to dormer cheeks, following removal of existing internal cladding; re-render internally with lime plaster. Repaint external wall and re-decorate external joinery, including fascia and gable barge boards. Form new French drain along front (east) elevation. Install 3 no. conservation roof windows between existing rafters on rear (west) elevation. Reglaze existing first-floor window on side (north) elevation. Internal works according to submitted schedule.
- Received
- 5 October 2011
- Decided
- 5 December 2011 · Granted
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Mid Suffolk District Council
- Ward
- Rickinghall & Walsham
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- ReceivedSubmitted5 Oct
- ValidatedValidated11 Oct
- Consult.Consultation3 Nov
- TargetTarget Date6 Dec
- DecidedDecided5 Dec
Decided in 55 days (council typically 49)
This is a heritage application for a dormer extension at The Chestnuts The Street Walsham-Le-Willows. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 1,753 applications of this type and approves 94% of them, typically deciding them in 61 days. This one was decided in 61 days. The site is in the Walsham le Willows conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,687 applications in total for the IP31 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
5 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20235 Jan
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Re-Pollard 1No. Horse Chestnut (T1) to previous…
ApprovedNotification: Works to Trees in Con AreaDC/23/00046 - 201510 Jul
2 x Weeping Willows - Re-pollard and/or reduce boughs by 30-60cm
ApprovedNotification: Works to Trees in Con Area2433/15 - 201413 May
Alterations to coachhouse to create annexe.
ApprovedListed building consent1530/14 - 20068 Sep
Rebalance canopy of one beech tree following remedial safety works last year.
ApprovedNotification: Works to Trees in Con Area2144/06 - 200328 Jul
(a) POLLARD TWO WEEPING WILLOW TREES. (b) CANOPY REDUCE ONE NORWAY PINE. (b) CANOPY REDUCE ONE NORWAY PINE.
ApprovedNotification: Works to Trees in Con Area0039/03/TCA
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: Walsham le Willows
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 (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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