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Land At Fairy Grove Nursery, London Road, Retford, Notts

01/11/00284Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 11 September 2012

Council decision: GrantPlanning committee

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Proposal

Demolish Existing Buildings And Erect 34 Dwellings

Received
12 October 2011
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
7
  1. Received12 Oct
  2. Validated31 Oct
  3. Consult.31 Jul
  4. Target30 Jan
  5. Decided11 Sep

Decided in 316 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Land At Fairy Grove Nursery, London Road, Retford, Notts. Bassetlaw has handled 2,794 applications of this type. This one was decided in 335 days, 39 weeks longer than Bassetlaw's typical decision time. The site is in the Retford South conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address.

87% of full applications at Bassetlaw District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
34
Parish
Retford

Planning application dates

Date validated
31 October 2011
Consultation expiry
31 July 2015
Consultation start
11 July 2012
Consultation end
31 July 2015
Neighbour consultation start
27 June 2012
Neighbour consultation end
18 July 2012
Last date for comments
31 July 2015
Target decision date
30 January 2012
Committee meeting
5 September 2012
Decision issued
30 August 2013
Permission expires
30 August 2016

Applicant and agent

Agent
Knapton and Knapton
Architect profile
KNAPTON & KNAPTON LIMITED
Agent address
Unit 1C Dean Hey Country Business Park Cragg Road Mytholmroyd West Yorkshire HX7 5RU

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Last advertised
24 November 2011

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-01664125
Documents
110

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Retford South
  • Listed building: Grade II: Whitehouse InnOn or next to this site
  • Brownfield land register: Fairy Grove Nurseries RetfordRegister 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 and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (19)

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 and heritage coasts.

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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2011
    26 Oct

    Demolition of Nursery Building

    ApprovedConservation Area Consent01/11/00301

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