Wyevale Garden Centres Plc, Dunstable Road, Caddington, Luton, LU1 4AN
Proposal
Change of use: to Temporary use of open area from plant display to area of open storage for (approx 0.48H) of containers, portacabins & mobile site buildings.
- Received
- 22 September 2011
- Decided
- 15 November 2011 · Full Application - Refused
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire Council
- ReceivedSubmitted22 Sep
- ValidatedValidated22 Sep
- Consult.Consultation1 Nov
- TargetTarget Date17 Nov
- DecidedDecided15 Nov
Decided in 54 days (council typically 56)
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Wyevale Garden Centres Plc, Dunstable Road, Caddington, Luton, LU1 4AN. Central Bedfordshire has handled 5,604 applications of this type and approves 87% of them, typically deciding them in 60 days. This one was decided in 54 days, 6 days quicker than Central Bedfordshire's median. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 5 other applications at this address. We hold 1,809 applications in total for the LU1 postcode area.
Application Details
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Additional Information
Source: Central Bedfordshire
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Planning history at this site
5 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201324 Apr
Non Material Amendment: to the elevational treatment 12/2936/RM
ApprovedNon-material amendmentCB/13/01444/NMA - 201220 Jun
Reserved Matters: Appearance and Scale - Erection of new garden centre (CB/10/01265/OUT
ApprovedReserved mattersCB/12/02255/RM - 201223 Apr
Erection of new garden centre and office accommodation.(Outline application 10/1265
RefusedReserved mattersCB/12/01478/RM - 201013 May
Erection of new garden centre and office accommodation.
ApprovedOutline ApplicationCB/10/01265/OUT - 20087 Nov
Demolition of existing fire damaged buildings and erection of new garden centre facility, with car parking…
ApprovedOutline ApplicationSB/08/01087
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Green belt: Central Bedfordshire
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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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