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Sproughton Mill Lower Street Sproughton Ipswich

B/09/00168Full Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 3 June 2009

Council decision: Granted

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Proposal

Conversion of water mill to single residential unit; erection of footbridge over river; construction of new vehicular access.

Received
12 February 2009
  1. Received12 Feb
  2. Validated2 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target13 Apr
  5. Decided3 Jun

Decided in 93 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Sproughton Mill Lower Street Sproughton Ipswich. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 5,907 applications of this type. This one was decided in 111 days, 9 weeks longer than Babergh Mid Suffolk's typical decision time. The site is in 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 5 other applications 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
Small
Parish
Sproughton

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 March 2009
Consultation expiry
31 March 2009
Consultation start
15 March 2010
Neighbour consultation start
3 June 2009
Target decision date
13 April 2009
Committee meeting
8 April 2009

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Publicity

Last advertised
10 March 2009
Site notice start
5 March 2009
Site notice end
31 March 2009

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
13

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site

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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Planning history at this site

14 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2013
    26 Jun

    Erection of Riverside decking area and brick wall to front of mill (retention). Fencing and shed to the rear…

    ApprovedHouseholderB/13/00742
  2. 2013
    26 Jun

    Application for Listed Building Consent - Erection of brickwall to front of mill (retention). Fencing to the…

    ApprovedListed building consentB/13/00743
  3. 2012
    3 Mar

    Erection of decking and shed; erection of fencing; and wall mounted CCTV camera (retention of).

    RefusedHouseholderB/12/00325
  4. 2011
    12 Jan

    Application for Listed Building Consent - Erection of detached garage/store building in association with the…

    ApprovedListed building consentB/11/00046
  5. 2011
    12 Jan

    Change of use of water meadow to domestic garden and erection of detached garage/store building (in…

    ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationB/11/00045
  6. 2011
    10 Jan

    Application for Listed Building Consent - installation of a Klargester sewage treatment plant in association…

    ApprovedListed building consentB/11/00025

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