Layer Marney Nurseries, Smythes Green, Layer Marney Colchester CO5 9XW
Proposal
Demolition of existing horticultural building and erection of two dwellings and garages.
- Received
- 19 April 2017
- Decided
- 27 June 2017 · Approve Conditional
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Colchester City Council
- Ward
- Marks Tey & Layer
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- ReceivedSubmitted19 Apr
- ValidatedValidated19 Apr
- Consult.Consultation14 May
- TargetTarget Date28 Jun
- DecidedDecided27 Jun
Decided in 69 days (council typically 56)
This is a full planning application for demolition at Layer Marney Nurseries, Smythes Green, Layer Marney Colchester CO5 9XW. Colchester has handled 3,122 applications of this type and approves 87% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 69 days, 13 days longer than Colchester's median. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 47 applications across Marks Tey & Layer. We hold 1,545 applications in total for the CO5 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
6 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201819 Mar
Application to discharge conditions 4, 5, 6, 8, 12 and 13 of planning permission 172108.
PendingDischarge of conditions180754 - 201827 Feb
Change of use of land outside village settlement boundary for erectionof cartlodge, garden store and log…
ApprovedFull (8 Week Determination)180561 - 201731 Jul
Demolition of existing horticultural building and erecton of 4no. two bedroom linked two storey dwellings.
ApprovedFull (8 Week Determination)172108 - 201210 Jan
Extant application to extend time limit for demolition of existing horticultural building and erection of two…
ApprovedFull (8 Week Determination)120072 - 200816 Dec
Demolition of existing horticultural building and erection of two dwellings and garages (renewal of…
ApprovedFull (8 Week Determination)082106 - 200423 Mar
Demolition of existing horticultural building and erection of two dwellings and garages.
ApprovedFullF/COL/04/0570
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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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