Bullocks Farm Earlsford Road Mellis Eye Suffolk IP23 8DY

DC/23/03799Householder Planning ApplicationApproved

Householder

Approved on 9 October 2023

Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Householder Application - Extension to the height of the existing chimney to allow for wood burner installation.

Received: 12 August 2023
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Babergh District Council
Ward: Gislingham

ReceivedReceived12 Aug
ValidatedValidated18 Aug
Consult.Consultation11 Sep
TargetTarget Date29 Sep
DecidedDecided9 Oct

Decided in 52 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at Bullocks Farm Earlsford Road Mellis Eye Suffolk IP23 8DY. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 5,907 applications of this type. This one was decided in 58 days, 9 days longer than Babergh Mid Suffolk's typical decision time. The site is in the Mellis conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 43 applications across Gislingham. We hold 1,283 applications in total for the IP23 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: IP23 8DY
Application type: Householder Planning Application
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Mellis

Planning application dates

Date validated: 18 August 2023
Consultation expiry: 5 October 2023
Consultation start: 21 August 2023
Consultation end: 11 September 2023
Neighbour consultation start: 22 August 2023
Neighbour consultation end: 12 September 2023
Last date for comments: 5 October 2023
Target decision date: 29 September 2023
Permission expires: 9 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address: 28 Julian Road Spixworth Norwich NR10 3QA

Planning decision

Statutory period: 42 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 30 August 2023
Advertisement expiry: 20 September 2023
Site notice start: 14 September 2023
Site notice end: 5 October 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-12372789
Comments: 0
Documents: 5
Constraints: 3

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Mellis
Listed building: Grade II: Bullocks Farm HouseOn this site · +1 more
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.

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12 Aug
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ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongsideDC/23/03800

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7 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Babergh Mid Suffolk

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