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Sproughton Mill Lower Street Sproughton

B/11/00045Full Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 30 March 2011

Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Change of use of water meadow to domestic garden and erection of detached garage/store building (in association with the conversion of the Mill into a private dwelling). As amended by email and drawings received 22/03/11.

Received
12 January 2011
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
  1. Received12 Jan
  2. Validated2 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target16 Mar
  5. Decided30 Mar

Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a garage at Sproughton Mill Lower Street Sproughton. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 5,907 applications of this type. This one was decided in 77 days, 4 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 February 2011
Consultation expiry
1 March 2011
Consultation start
30 March 2011
Neighbour consultation start
30 March 2011
Target decision date
16 March 2011

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Publicity

Last advertised
8 February 2011
Site notice end
1 March 2011

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-01338557
Comments
0
Documents
1

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

9 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. 2010
    7 May

    Erection of footbridge over river adhacent to water mill.

    ApprovedListed building consentB/10/00575
  5. 2010
    7 May

    Erection of footbridge over river adjacent to water mill.

    ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationB/10/00574
  6. 2010
    11 Mar

    Application for Listed Building Consent - Works in connection with conversion of water mill to single…

    ApprovedListed building consentB/10/00295

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