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Former Milldown Primary School The Milldown Blandford Forum Dorset

2/2014/1636/REMReserved MattersApproved

Approved on 1 April 2015

Council decision: GrantedPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erect 43 No. dwellings with garages, bike and bin stores, roads and parking spaces (Reserved Matters application to determine Appearance, Landscaping and Scale); and to Discharge Condition Nos. 1 - Reserved Matters; 5 - Levels; 6 - Archaeological Works; 10 - Fencing and Boundary Treatment; 11 - Hard Surfaces; 16 - Floor Levels; 17 - Arboricultural Impact Assessment; and 18 - Arboricultural Method Statement; pursuant to P/A 2/2014/1505 submitted 31/10/2014 and Outline Planning Permission No. 2/2012/1374.

Submitted
8 January 2015
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Blandford Old Town Ward
  1. Received8 Jan
  2. Validated8 Jan
  3. Consult.30 Jan
  4. Target
  5. Decided1 Apr

Decided in 83 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is an outline application at Former Milldown Primary School The Milldown Blandford Forum Dorset. Dorset has handled 1,884 applications of this type. This one was decided in 83 days, 6 weeks longer than Dorset's typical decision time. There have been 5 other applications at this address.

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Application details

Application type
Reserved Matters
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
43
Parish
Blandford Forum
District
North Dorset

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 January 2015
Consultation expiry
30 January 2015
Consultation end
30 January 2015
Committee meeting
31 March 2015

Additional information

Documents
57

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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 (23)

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, 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.

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

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2015
    30 Jul

    T6 - Common Oak - Cut back canopy on north-eastern side by 2m to allow construction of house and erection of…

    ApprovedTree Works- TPO2/2015/1152/TPTREE
  2. 2015
    17 Apr

    Discharge of Condition Nos. 4 - Method Statement, 5 - Precise levels, 6 - Programme of archaeological works…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions2/2015/0593/DOC
  3. 2015
    17 Apr

    Discharge of Condition No. 9 - the location of any meter boxes to be installed externally shall be approved…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions2/2015/0654/DOC
  4. 2014
    18 Nov

    Variation of condition No. 3 - to substitute an alternative site plan with minor revisions to accommodate…

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)2/2014/1505/VARIA
  5. 2012
    10 Oct

    Demolish dwelling and develop land by erection of 43 No. dwellings, garages, carports, pumping station, new…

    ApprovedOutline Planning Permission2/2012/1374/PLNG

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