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27 Orchard Avenue Cambridge CB4 2AQ

16/1069/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 28 July 2016

Council decision: Granted PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Alterations and single storey rear extension

Received
8 June 2016
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
West Chesterton
  1. Received8 Jun
  2. Validated8 Jun
  3. Consult.5 Jul
  4. Target3 Aug
  5. Decided28 Jul

Decided in 50 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at 27 Orchard Avenue Cambridge CB4 2AQ. Cambridge has handled 1,534 applications of this type. This one was decided in 50 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 117 applications across West Chesterton. We hold 1,501 applications in total for the CB4 postcode area.

90% of full applications at Cambridge City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
CB4 2AQ
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
District
Cambridge City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 June 2016
Consultation expiry
5 July 2016
Consultation start
14 June 2016
Consultation end
5 July 2016
Neighbour consultation end
5 July 2016
Target decision date
3 August 2016
Decision issued
29 July 2016
Permission expires
29 July 2019

Applicant and agent

Agent
Robert Ward-Booth
Agent address
27 Bells Hill Bishops Stortford CM23 2NN

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
14
Constraints
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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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