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Barn To The Rear Of 161 and 159 High Street Amersham Buckinghamshire

CH/2011/1370/FAFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 14 December 2011

Council decision: Conditional PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Change of use of barn to office (Use Class B1)

Received
18 October 2011
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
Chiltern South Bucks
Ward
Amersham Town
Agent
HAP Chartered Architects Ltd
  1. Received18 Oct
  2. Validated18 Oct
  3. Consult.25 Nov
  4. Target13 Dec
  5. Decided14 Dec

Decided in 57 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Barn To The Rear Of 161 and 159 High Street Amersham Buckinghamshire. Chiltern South Bucks has handled 8,004 applications of this type. This one was decided in 57 days. The site is in the Amersham conservation area, with 18 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address.

82% of full applications at Chiltern South Bucks were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Amersham

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 October 2011
Consultation expiry
8 December 2011
Consultation start
4 November 2011
Consultation end
25 November 2011
Neighbour consultation start
4 November 2011
Neighbour consultation end
25 November 2011
Last date for comments
8 December 2011
Target decision date
13 December 2011

Applicant and agent

Agent
HAP Chartered Architects Ltd
Architect profile
HAP CHARTERED ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Agent address
The Old Rectory 20 Amersham Hill High Wycombe Bucks. HP13 6NZ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
17 November 2011
Advertisement expiry
8 December 2011

Additional information

Documents
24

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Amersham
  • Listed building: Grade II: Outbuilding to Rear of Number 161On this site · +4 more
  • Article 4 direction: Whole District excluding the Town of Chesham - Poultry production.
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, 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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Associated applications

  1. 2011
    18 Oct

    Change of use of barn to office (Use Class B1)

    This applicationApprovedFullCH/2011/1370/FA
  2. 2011
    18 Oct

    Internal and external alterations to facilitate use of barn as an office (Use Class B1)

    Conditional consentListed building consentFiled alongsideCH/2011/1371/HB

Source: Chiltern South Bucks

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