The Woodroffe School, Uplyme Road, Lyme Regis, Dorset, DT7 3LX
Approved on 22 June 2015
Council decision: Granted
Proposal
Erection of new double classroom.
- Submitted
- 27 April 2015
- Council
- Dorset Council
- ReceivedSubmitted27 Apr
- ValidatedValidated27 Apr
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided22 Jun
Decided in 56 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is a full planning application at The Woodroffe School, Uplyme Road, Lyme Regis, Dorset, DT7 3LX. Dorset has handled 11,876 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 2 weeks longer than Dorset's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 13 other applications at this address. We hold 746 applications in total for the DT7 postcode area.
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
- Postcode
- DT7 3LX
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- District
- County
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 27 April 2015
Additional information
- Documents
- 15
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- 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 (22)
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, 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
13 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201719 Jan
Erect a modular classroom.
ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationWD/D/17/000268_1 - 20165 Apr
Demolish existing temporary classroom and replace with new double modular building.
ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationWD/D/16/000833_1 - 20158 Jan
Retention of double temporary classroom. Previous ref: 1/D/11/000029
ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationWD/D/15/000018_1 - 20129 May
Replacement of two sectional classrooms
ApprovedFull Planning Application1/D/12/000721_1 - 20117 Mar
Retention of double temporary classrooms. Previous reference 1/W/2005/1086
Temporary GrantFull Planning Application1/D/11/000385_1 - 20114 Jan
Retention of double temporary classroom - Retrospective Previous reference 1/W/2007/0824
Temporary GrantFull Planning Application1/D/11/000029_1 - 201029 Sep
Construction of extension to the existing car park
ApprovedFull Planning Application1/D/10/001641_1 - 20052 Jun
Demolish 2 temporary classrooms and erect 2 double temporary classrooms. File held at DHC
Temporary GrantFull Planning Application1/W/2005/1086 - 20013 Jan
Site 2 mobile classrooms
ApprovedFull Planning Application1/W/1974/0065 - 20013 Jan
Alterations & additions
ApprovedFull Planning Application1/W/1978/0529 - 20013 Jan
2 temporary classrooms
ApprovedFull Planning Application1/W/1978/0535 - 20013 Jan
Bus park and lay-by
ApprovedFull Planning Application1/W/1979/0342 - 20013 Jan
Siting 2 mobile classrooms
ApprovedFull Planning Application1/W/1975/0670
Source: Dorset
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