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Lawrence Works, 5A Sheffield Road, Spring Vale, Penistone, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

2012/0481FullRefused

Refused on 25 July 2012

Council decision: RefusePlanning committee

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Proposal

Conversion of former nursery (D1) to 2 no. work/live units (C3 and commercial)

Received
20 April 2012
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Penistone Ward, Penistone West Ward
  1. Received20 Apr
  2. Validated26 Apr
  3. Consult.17 May
  4. Target15 Jun
  5. Decided25 Jul

Decided in 90 days (council typically 70)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Lawrence Works, 5A Sheffield Road, Spring Vale, Penistone, Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Barnsley has handled 3,131 applications of this type. This one was decided in 96 days, 4 weeks longer than Barnsley's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.

95% of full applications at Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 10 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Full
Development type
New Residential Developments
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 April 2012
Consultation expiry
17 May 2012
Consultation end
17 May 2012
Last date for comments
17 May 2012
Target decision date
15 June 2012
Committee meeting
24 July 2012

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Architect & Town Planner 14 Huddersfield Road Ingbirchworth Sheffield S36 7GF

Planning decision

Statutory period
50 days

Appeal

Appeal date
14 August 2012
Appeal result
Appeal Allowed 17-12-2012

Additional information

Documents
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Brownfield land register: 224 Sheffield Road, Penistone, Sheffield, S36 6HFRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: conservation areas and tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

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 and heritage coasts.

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