Former Focus DIY Crn. Of Parsonage Drive Cofton Hackett Birmingham Worcestershire B45 8AS
Approved on 25 October 2012
Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Change of use from Class A1 retail to Class B8 storage and distribution with ancillary trade counter and alterations to north and east elevations.
- Received
- 16 July 2012
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 6
- Council
- Bromsgrove District Council
- Agent
- Chase & Partners LLP
- ReceivedReceived16 Jul
- ValidatedValidated16 Jul
- Consult.Consultation17 Aug
- TargetTarget Date8 Oct
- DecidedDecided25 Oct
Decided in 101 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Former Focus DIY Crn. Of Parsonage Drive Cofton Hackett Birmingham Worcestershire B45 8AS. Bromsgrove Redditch has handled 2,990 applications of this type. This one was decided in 101 days, 6 weeks longer than Bromsgrove Redditch's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,196 applications in total for the B45 postcode area.
91% of full applications at Bromsgrove District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- B45 8AS
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Cofton Hackett Parish
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 16 July 2012
- Consultation expiry
- 20 September 2012
- Consultation start
- 27 July 2012
- Consultation end
- 17 August 2012
- Neighbour consultation start
- 30 August 2012
- Neighbour consultation end
- 20 September 2012
- Last date for comments
- 17 August 2012
- Target decision date
- 8 October 2012
- Committee meeting
- 15 October 2012
- Permission expires
- 25 October 2015
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Chase & Partners LLP
- Agent address
- 20 Regent Street St James's London SW1Y 4PH
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 84 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 3 August 2012
- Advertisement expiry
- 24 August 2012
Additional information
- Documents
- 2
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- 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 (22)
flood storage areas, conservation 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.
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: Bromsgrove Redditch
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