Tall Trees, The Avenue, Sherborne, DT9 3AH
Approved on 27 May 2016
Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Erect single storey extensions to form Breakfast Area and Garconiere (study), removal of existing velux rooflights and replacement with dormer windows of traditional design plus a further 2 No dormer windows and general internal alterations to the ground and first floor plans
- Submitted
- 4 March 2016
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Dorset Council
- Ward
- Shaftesbury West Ward
- ReceivedSubmitted4 Mar
- ValidatedValidated4 Mar
- Consult.Consultation9 Apr
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided27 May
Decided in 84 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at TALL TREES, THE AVENUE, SHERBORNE, DT9 3AH. Dorset has handled 11,876 applications of this type. This one was decided in 84 days, 6 weeks longer than Dorset's typical decision time. The site is in the Sherborne conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 3,007 applications in total for the DT9 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
- DT9 3AH
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Sherborne
- District
- West Dorset
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 4 March 2016
- Consultation expiry
- 9 April 2016
- Consultation end
- 9 April 2016
Additional information
- Documents
- 10
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Sherborne Conservation Area 2
- 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 (21)
flood storage 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, 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
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
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ApprovedTree Works- Conservation AreaP/TRC/2024/07072 - 20227 Oct
T1 Lime - Reduce height 1m below last cut points & remove epicormic growth from lateral limbs
ApprovedTree Works- Conservation AreaP/TRC/2022/06196 - 201516 Dec
Removal of existing garage door within boundary wall & infill opening to match the existing. Increase in…
ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationWD/D/15/002954
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