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The Old School House, Sandford Orcas Road, Sandford Orcas, Sherborne, DT9 4SA

1/D/07/002231Listed Building ConsentApproved

Approved on 6 February 2008

Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Demolish single storey extension and dormer window. Erect two storey extension and make external and internal alterations

Submitted
6 December 2007
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Queen Thorne Ward
  1. Received6 Dec
  2. Validated6 Dec
  3. Consult.2 Feb
  4. Target
  5. Decided6 Feb

Decided in 62 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a heritage application for a dormer extension at THE OLD SCHOOL HOUSE, SANDFORD ORCAS ROAD, SANDFORD ORCAS, SHERBORNE, DT9 4SA. Dorset has handled 3,055 applications of this type. This one was decided in 62 days, 3 weeks longer than Dorset's typical decision time. The site is in the Sandford Orcas conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 3,007 applications in total for the DT9 postcode area.

94% of heritage applications at Dorset Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
DT9 4SA
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Sandford Orcas
District
West Dorset

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 December 2007
Consultation expiry
2 February 2008
Consultation end
2 February 2008

Additional information

Documents
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Sandford Orcas Conservation Area
  • Listed building: Grade II: Former SchoolOn this site
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Parrett CatchmentApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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Associated applications

  1. 2007
    6 Dec

    Demolish single storey extension and erect two storey extension

    ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationFiled alongside1/D/07/002194
  2. 2007
    6 Dec

    Demolish single storey extension and dormer window. Erect two storey extension and make external and internal…

    This applicationApprovedHeritage1/D/07/002231

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