1 The Watch House, Seatown, CHIDEOCK

1/W/03/001566Full Planning ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 14 October 2003

Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Demolish existing wooden porch & erect new porch

Submitted: 23 July 2003
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Dorset Council

ReceivedSubmitted23 Jul
ValidatedValidated23 Jul
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided14 Oct

Decided in 83 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a porch at 1 The Watch House, Seatown, CHIDEOCK. Dorset has handled 11,876 applications of this type. This one was decided in 83 days, 6 weeks longer than Dorset's typical decision time. The site is in the Chideock and Seatown conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.

92% of full 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

Application type: Full Planning Application
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Chideock
District: West Dorset

Planning application dates

Date validated: 23 July 2003

Additional information

Documents: 4

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Conservation area: Chideock, Chideock North and Seatown Conservation Area 7 (Seatown)
Article 4 direction: Bridport to LymeRegis 1+1 more
World Heritage Site: Dorset and East Devon CoastPart of the site
National Landscape (AONB): Dorset
SSSI: Chesil & The Fleet SSSIPart of the site
Special Area of Conservation: Sidmouth to West BayPart of the site
Heritage coast: West Dorset

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

Also checked, none recorded (16)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and brownfield registers.

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