Chaffeigh Farm Bungalow, Cuckoo Farm, Cuckoo Lane, Winsham, Chard, TA20 4NX

1/D/13/001687Certificate of Lawful Use ExistingApproved

Lawful development certificate

Approved on 30 January 2014

Council decision: Granted

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Use of dwelling in breach of an agricultural occupancy condition

Submitted: 12 December 2013
Council: Dorset Council
Ward: Marshwood Vale Ward

ReceivedSubmitted12 Dec
ValidatedValidated12 Dec
Consult.Consultation11 Jan
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided30 Jan

Decided in 49 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at CHAFFEIGH FARM BUNGALOW, CUCKOO FARM, CUCKOO LANE, WINSHAM, CHARD, TA20 4NX. Dorset has handled 1,397 applications of this type. This one was decided in 49 days, 7 days longer than Dorset's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 79 applications across Marshwood Vale Ward. We hold 1,867 applications in total for the TA20 postcode area.

76% of amendment 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: TA20 4NX
Application type: Certificate of Lawful Use Existing
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Thorncombe
District: West Dorset

Planning application dates

Date validated: 12 December 2013
Consultation expiry: 11 January 2014
Consultation end: 11 January 2014

Additional information

Documents: 4

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Axe SACApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
National Landscape (AONB): Dorset
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 (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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, 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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Source: Dorset

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