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The Grove, Grove Hill, Langham Colchester CO4 5PJ

170302Full (8 Week Determination)Approved
Full

Approved on 27 July 2017

Council decision: Approve ConditionalDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Conversion of detached triple garage to guest accommodation for use ancillary to the enjoyment of the dwelling house.

Received
7 February 2017
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Rural North
  1. Received7 Feb
  2. Validated7 Feb
  3. Consult.7 Mar
  4. Target30 Jul
  5. Decided27 Jul

Decided in 170 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a garage at The Grove, Grove Hill, Langham Colchester CO4 5PJ. Colchester has handled 3,122 applications of this type. This one was decided in 170 days, 16 weeks longer than Colchester's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 115 applications across Rural North. We hold 1,001 applications in total for the CO4 postcode area.

84% of full applications at Colchester City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
CO4 5PJ
Application type
Full (8 Week Determination)
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Langham

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 February 2017
Consultation expiry
7 March 2017
Consultation start
14 February 2017
Consultation end
7 March 2017
Target decision date
30 July 2017
Decision issued
28 July 2017

Planning decision

Statutory period
173 days

Additional information

UPRN
10034899475
Documents
16

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation 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. 2017
    8 Dec

    Application for removal or variation of a conditions 3,5,7,8,9 of planning permission Ref 170302

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)173223
  2. 2017
    7 Feb

    Conversion of detached triple garage to guest accommodation for use ancillary to the enjoyment of the…

    This applicationApprovedFull170302

Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2013
    24 Apr

    Single storey Boot Room on east elevation for private use

    RefusedFull (8 Week Determination)130811
  2. 2013
    24 Apr

    Erection of conservatory on south elevation for private use

    RefusedFull (8 Week Determination)130810
  3. 2012
    20 Dec

    Attached pool room and sun lounge for private use

    RefusedFull (8 Week Determination)122256
  4. 2012
    27 Jun

    Erection of entrance gates piers and brick walls and respositioning ofdisabled parking space.

    ApprovedFull (8 Week Determination)121194
  5. 2011
    27 Sep

    Change of Use of Dwelling to a Mixed Use of Dwelling and Private Health Clinic (Use Class D1).

    ApprovedChange of Use111866
  6. 2009
    19 May

    Demolition of existing bungalow and erection of 4/5 bedroom barn styleproperty with detached triple bay…

    ApprovedFull (8 Week Determination)090688

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