Little Chef A12 Northbound London Road Capel St Mary Ipswich IP9 2JJ
Approved on 30 November 2012
Council decision: Granted
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Proposal
Proposed change of use of premises from Class A3 (Restaurant) to Class A3 (Restaurant) and Class A5 (Hot food take away). Erection of single-storey extension and external alterations.
- Received
- 9 October 2012
- Council
- Babergh District Council
- ReceivedReceived9 Oct
- ValidatedValidated10 Oct
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date21 Nov
- DecidedDecided30 Nov
Decided in 51 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Little Chef A12 Northbound London Road Capel St Mary Ipswich IP9 2JJ. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 5,907 applications of this type. This one was decided in 52 days, 3 days longer than Babergh Mid Suffolk's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 834 applications in total for the IP9 postcode area.
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
- Postcode
- IP9 2JJ
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Capel St Mary
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 10 October 2012
- Consultation expiry
- 3 December 2012
- Consultation start
- 12 November 2012
- Neighbour consultation start
- 30 November 2012
- Target decision date
- 21 November 2012
- Committee meeting
- 28 November 2012
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 23 October 2012
- Site notice end
- 3 December 2012
Site 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)
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Planning history at this site
5 other applications at this property, newest first.
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ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationDC/21/05268 - 201924 Oct
Planning Application - Retention of change of use of part of first floor from A3 Use (Offices associated with…
RefusedFull Planning ApplicationDC/19/05027 - 20177 Jul
Discharge of Conditions Application for B/17/00892/FUL
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDC/17/03550 - 201728 Mar
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ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationB/17/00892
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