Railway Tavern The Common Mellis Eye Suffolk IP23 8DU

DC/23/03608Discharge of Condition(s)Approved

Discharge / amendments

Approved on 3 November 2023

Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/23/00942 - Conditions 6 (Landscaping Scheme), 9 (Cycle Storage), 10 (Demolition and Construction Management Plan), 11 (Bin Storage and Presentation), 19 (Materials), 20 (Fenestration), 22 (External Hard Surface Treatment), 23 (Boundary Treatments), 24 (Bond and Mortar), and 25 (Rear Dormers)

Received: 31 July 2023
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 2
Council: Babergh District Council
Ward: Gislingham
Agent: Grow Design Studio

ReceivedReceived31 Jul
ValidatedValidated24 Aug
Consult.Consultation9 Nov
TargetTarget Date5 Oct
DecidedDecided3 Nov

Decided in 71 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an application to discharge conditions at Railway Tavern The Common Mellis Eye Suffolk IP23 8DU. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 2,320 applications of this type. This one was decided in 95 days, 7 weeks longer than Babergh Mid Suffolk's typical decision time. The site is in the Mellis conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 44 applications across Gislingham. We hold 1,281 applications in total for the IP23 postcode area.

95% of conditions 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 8DU
Application type: Discharge of Condition(s)
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Mellis

Planning application dates

Date validated: 24 August 2023
Consultation expiry: 9 November 2023
Consultation start: 2 November 2023
Consultation end: 9 November 2023
Last date for comments: 9 November 2023
Target decision date: 5 October 2023
Permission expires: 3 November 2028

Applicant and agent

Agent: Grow Design Studio
Architect profile: GROW DESIGN STUDIO LIMITED
Agent address: Grow Design Studio Unit 14 Park Farm Kelvedon Road Inworth, Colchester CO5 9SH United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period: 42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-12349870
Documents: 21
Constraints: 4

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Mellis
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 (21)

flood storage 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.

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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Associated applications

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

2021
10 Feb
Planning Application - Change of use of B&B/function room and store to form 2no. holiday lets including…
ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationDC/21/00799

Source: Babergh Mid Suffolk

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