Eye Library 6 Cross Street Eye Suffolk IP23 7AB
Approved on 17 January 2018
Council decision: Raise No Objection
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Proposal
Regulation 3 Planning Application (Application on behalf of Suffolk County Council)- Part demolition of office block and construction of library building
- Received
- 3 January 2018
- Public comments
- 1
- Council
- Babergh District Council
- Ward
- Eye
- ReceivedReceived3 Jan
- ValidatedValidated3 Jan
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date24 Jan
- DecidedDecided17 Jan
Decided in 14 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a planning application for demolition at Eye Library 6 Cross Street Eye Suffolk IP23 7AB. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 220 applications of this type. This one was decided in 14 days, 5 weeks quicker than Babergh Mid Suffolk's typical decision time. The site is in 20 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 50 applications across Eye. We hold 1,281 applications in total for the IP23 postcode area.
94% of all 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
- IP23 7AB
- Application type
- County Reg 3
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Eye
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 3 January 2018
- Target decision date
- 24 January 2018
- Permission expires
- 17 January 2023
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Suffolk County Council
- Agent address
- Endeavour House 8 Russell Road Ipswich IP1 2BX
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 21 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 5
- Constraints
- 2
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: EyePart of the site
- 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 (20)
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, 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.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202327 Sep
Application for a Non-Material Amendment relating to DC/21/03629
ApprovedNon-material amendmentDC/23/04555 - 202321 Aug
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/21/03629
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDC/23/03952 - 202124 Jun
Full Planning Application - Change of Use office building to Parish Meeting Room, erection of front entrance…
ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationDC/21/03629 - 201813 Apr
Planning Application. Change of use of an office building to a dwellinghouse C3(A)
ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationDC/18/01578
Source: Babergh Mid Suffolk
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Find contractors for demolition near this site- The Swimming Pond CompanyVerifiedSouth NorfolkLandscaping & Driveways6.3 mi
- Bernard Tatum And Son LtdElectrician0.1 mi
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- Anglia Chimney SweepsSolid Fuel Heating0.5 mi
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