The Old Post Cottage Water Lane Polstead Colchester CO6 5AA
Approved on 11 March 2016
Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Erection of one and a half storey side extension.
- Received
- 21 January 2016
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Babergh District Council
- Ward
- Lower Brett
- ReceivedReceived21 Jan
- ValidatedValidated6 Feb
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date19 Mar
- DecidedDecided11 Mar
Decided in 34 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a side extension at The Old Post Cottage Water Lane Polstead Colchester CO6 5AA. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 5,907 applications of this type. This one was decided in 50 days. The site is in the Polstead conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 2,522 applications in total for the CO6 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
- CO6 5AA
- Application type
- Householder Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Polstead
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 6 February 2016
- Consultation expiry
- 11 March 2016
- Consultation start
- 8 February 2016
- Neighbour consultation start
- 8 February 2016
- Target decision date
- 19 March 2016
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 16 February 2016
- Site notice start
- 19 February 2016
- Site notice end
- 11 March 2016
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Polstead
- National Landscape (AONB): Dedham Vale
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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 (19)
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, 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
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20228 Sep
Discharge of Conditions Application relating to DC/22/01308
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDC/22/04484 - 202210 Mar
Householder Application - Erection of cartlodge and home office (following demolition of existing…
ApprovedHouseholderDC/22/01308 - 20164 Jan
Application for Listed Building Consent - Erection of extension following demolition of existing conservatory.
ApprovedListed building consentB/16/00004 - 20141 Oct
Erection of pair of five bar gates and continuation of existing post and rail fence as amended by details…
ApprovedHouseholderB/14/01269
Source: Babergh Mid Suffolk
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