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Land At Howards Close Wortham

3929/15Full Planning ApplicationPermitted
Full

Proposal

Erection of 8No. affordable housing units consisting of 2No. dwellings, 2No Bungalows and 4No flats.

Received
4 November 2015
Decided
8 March 2016 · Granted
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
5
Ward
Gislingham
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received4 Nov
  2. Validated5 Nov
  3. Consult.10 Dec
  4. Target31 Dec
  5. Decided8 Mar

Decided in 124 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in Babergh Mid Suffolk90% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application at Land At Howards Close Wortham. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 5,907 applications of this type and approves 89% of them, typically deciding them in 61 days. This one was decided in 125 days, 9 weeks longer than Babergh Mid Suffolk's median. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 38 applications across Gislingham.

Application Details

Reference
3929/15
Address
Land At Howards Close Wortham
Local Authority
Babergh Mid Suffolk
Application Type
Full Planning Application
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Granted
Ward
Gislingham
Parish
Wortham

Applicant & Agent

Applicant Address
C/O Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
4 November 2015
Consultation Expiry
14 December 2015
Target Decision Date
31 December 2015
Date Decided
8 March 2016
Date Validated
5 November 2015
Date Submitted
4 November 2015
Consultation Start
18 May 2016
Consultation End
10 December 2015
Neighbour Consultation Start
8 March 2016
Last Date for Comments
10 December 2015

Planning Decision

Decision
Granted
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Last Advertised
18 November 2015
Site Notice Start
23 November 2015
Site Notice End
14 December 2015

Appeal

Additional Information

Comments
5
Documents
21
Coordinates
52.350580, 1.059842
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Babergh Mid Suffolk

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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

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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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