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Piggery Barn Tower Road Little Downham Cambridgeshire

17/00484/ARNAgricultural to Residential NotificationApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 7 June 2017

Council decision: Grant (Prior Approval)Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Proposed change of use from agricultural building to dwelling.

Received
17 March 2017
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
3
Ward
Downham Villages
  1. Received17 Mar
  2. Validated18 Mar
  3. Consult.6 Jun
  4. Target13 May
  5. Decided7 Jun

Decided in 81 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at Piggery Barn Tower Road Little Downham Cambridgeshire. East Cambridgeshire has handled 51 applications of this type. This one was decided in 82 days, 6 weeks longer than East Cambridgeshire's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.

93% of all applications at East Cambridgeshire District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Agricultural to Residential Notification
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Little Downham

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 March 2017
Consultation expiry
6 June 2017
Consultation start
23 May 2017
Consultation end
6 June 2017
Neighbour consultation start
30 March 2017
Neighbour consultation end
20 April 2017
Target decision date
13 May 2017

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Att Mr Craig Farrow Rosewood Office Freckenham Road Chippenham Cambs CB7 5QH

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
6 April 2017
Advertisement expiry
27 April 2017

Additional information

Documents
29
Constraints
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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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Source: East Cambridgeshire

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