Bentham Lodge Station Road Bentham Lancaster LA2 7LQ
Refused on 18 June 2009
Council decision: Refuse Permission
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Proposal
Conversion of existing buildings to form three dwellings. Resubmission of withdrawn application 08/2008/9311.
- Received
- 16 April 2009
- Public comments
- 5
- Council
- Craven
- Ward
- Bentham
- ReceivedReceived16 Apr
- ValidatedValidated24 Apr
- Consult.Consultation9 Jun
- TargetTarget Date19 Jun
- DecidedDecided18 Jun
Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application at Bentham Lodge Station Road Bentham Lancaster LA2 7LQ. Craven has handled 2,886 applications of this type. This one was decided in 63 days, 7 days longer than Craven's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 1,346 applications in total for the LA2 postcode area.
94% of full applications at Craven were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- LA2 7LQ
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- District
- NCA
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 24 April 2009
- Consultation expiry
- 9 June 2009
- Consultation start
- 30 April 2009
- Consultation end
- 9 June 2009
- Target decision date
- 19 June 2009
- Permission expires
- 18 June 2012
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Ribble Court 1 Mead Way Padiham Shuttleworth Mead Business Pk Burnley ' BB12 7NG
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 8 May 2009
- Site notice end
- 29 May 2009
Additional information
- Documents
- 0
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 200819 Dec
Alterations to form four dwellings and separate new build.
WithdrawnFull ApplicationCRA08/2008/9311 - 20052 Dec
Partial separation of dwelling along with conversion of garage and 'granny flat' to form Chiropody / Podiatry…
ApprovedFull ApplicationCRA08/2005/5957 - 200421 Jul
Change of use from dwelling to bed and breakfast accommodation comprising 4 ensuite letting bedrooms, a self…
RefusedChange of UseCRA08/2004/4528
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