The George Hotel, Higher Cheap Street, Sherborne, DT9 3JD
Approved on 5 February 2013
Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Works to replace roof lights
- Submitted
- 13 December 2012
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Dorset Council
- Ward
- Shaftesbury West Ward
- ReceivedSubmitted13 Dec
- ValidatedValidated13 Dec
- Consult.Consultation19 Jan
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided5 Feb
Decided in 54 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is a heritage application at THE GEORGE HOTEL, HIGHER CHEAP STREET, SHERBORNE, DT9 3JD. Dorset has handled 3,055 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days, 12 days longer than Dorset's typical decision time. The site is in the Sherborne conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 3,010 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 3JD
- Application type
- Listed Building Consent
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Sherborne
- District
- West Dorset
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 13 December 2012
- Consultation expiry
- 19 January 2013
- Consultation end
- 19 January 2013
Additional information
- Documents
- 12
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Sherborne Conservation Area 1
- 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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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201617 Oct
Retention of the existing flooring across the ground floor and works to the original fireplace including…
ApprovedListed building consentWD/D/16/002299 - 20141 May
New signage & lighting to replace the existing
ApprovedListed building consentWD/D/14/001086 - 201428 Apr
New signage to replace the existing
ApprovedAdvertisement consentWD/D/14/001054
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