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The Forge Blacksmiths Green Wetheringsett Cum Brockford Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5PZ

DC/17/05621Full Planning ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 25 January 2018

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Planning Application - Demolition of workshop building and change of use of the Forge buildings with extension and alteration as a dwelling.

Received
8 November 2017
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Wetheringsett
Agent
Beanland Associates Architects Ltd
  1. Received8 Nov
  2. Validated21 Nov
  3. Consult.22 Dec
  4. Target2 Jan
  5. Decided25 Jan

Decided in 65 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at The Forge Blacksmiths Green Wetheringsett Cum Brockford Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5PZ. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 5,907 applications of this type. This one was decided in 78 days, 4 weeks longer than Babergh Mid Suffolk's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 1,279 applications in total for the IP14 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
IP14 5PZ
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Wetheringsett Cum Brockford

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 November 2017
Consultation expiry
29 December 2017
Consultation start
1 December 2017
Consultation end
22 December 2017
Neighbour consultation start
1 December 2017
Neighbour consultation end
22 December 2017
Last date for comments
29 December 2017
Target decision date
2 January 2018

Applicant and agent

Agent
Beanland Associates Architects Ltd
Architect profile
BEANLAND ASSOCIATES ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Agent address
Beanland Associates Architects Ltd Unit 4 Observation Court 84 Princes Street IPSWICH IP1 1RY United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Publicity

Last advertised
6 December 2017
Advertisement expiry
27 December 2017
Site notice start
8 December 2017
Site notice end
29 December 2017

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-06500973
Comments
0
Documents
20
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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 (21)

flood storage areas, conservation 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, 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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Associated applications

  1. 2017
    8 Nov

    Planning Application - Demolition of workshop building and change of use of the Forge buildings with…

    This applicationRefusedFullDC/17/05621
  2. 2017
    8 Nov

    Demolition of workshop building and redevelopment and extension of the Old Forge buildings as a dwelling.

    WithdrawnListed building consentFiled alongsideDC/17/05622

Source: Babergh Mid Suffolk

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