12 The Square, Retford, Notts, DN22 6DB
Approved on 17 January 2012
Council decision: GrantDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
CHANGE OF USE FROM USE CLASS A1 (RETAIL) TO A2 (FINANCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES)
- Received
- 23 November 2011
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Bassetlaw District Council
- Agent
- Freethcartwright LLP
- ReceivedReceived23 Nov
- ValidatedValidated23 Nov
- Consult.Consultation19 Dec
- TargetTarget Date18 Jan
- DecidedDecided17 Jan
Decided in 55 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at 12 The Square, Retford, Notts, DN22 6DB. Bassetlaw has handled 2,794 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days, 8 days quicker than Bassetlaw's typical decision time. The site is in the Retford conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 3,161 applications in total for the DN22 postcode area.
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
- Postcode
- DN22 6DB
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Retford
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 23 November 2011
- Consultation expiry
- 19 December 2011
- Consultation start
- 28 November 2011
- Consultation end
- 19 December 2011
- Neighbour consultation start
- 25 November 2011
- Target decision date
- 18 January 2012
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Freethcartwright LLP
- Agent address
- 80 Cumberland Court Mount Street Nottingham NG16HH
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 8 December 2011
Additional information
- Comments
- 0
- Documents
- 0
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)
- Conservation area: Retford
- Listed building: Grade II: 2, CAROLGATE (See details for further address information)On or next to this site · +4 more
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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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Planning history at this site
6 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202318 Dec
Display Two Internally Illuminated Fascia Signs and One Internally Illuminated Projecting Sign
RefusedListed building consent23/01517/LBA - 200630 Jan
CONSTRUCT EXTERNAL RAMP TO RECESSED ENTRANCE AND INSTALL NEW SECURITY DOOR TO FRONT OF RECESSED ENTRANCE ON…
RefusedFull Planning Permission01/06/00018 - 200619 Jan
INSTALL NEW SECURITY DOOR AND CONSTRUCT EXTERNAL RAMP TO ENTRANCE
ApprovedListed building consent01/06/00013/L - 200518 Oct
RETAIN NON ILLUMINATED FASCIA SIGN AND TWO NON ILLUMINATED PROJECTING SIGNS
ApprovedAdvertisement consent01/05/00362/A - 200518 Oct
RETAIN NON ILLUMINATED FASCIA SIGN AND TWO NON ILLUMINATED PROJECTING SIGNS
ApprovedListed building consent01/05/00363/L - 20056 Oct
RETAIN INTERNAL ALTERATIONS INCLUDING SUSPENDED CEILING TO SALES AREA, CONSTRUCT PARTITION WALL AND FORM NEW…
ApprovedListed building consent01/05/00348/L
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