Land West Of Hillcrest Awliscombe

15/1579/FULFull ApplicationRefused

Full

Refused on 20 November 2015

Council decision: RefusalDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Change of use to form recreation area.

Received: 7 August 2015
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: East Devon District Council
Ward: Tale Vale (pre 02/05/19)

ReceivedReceived7 Aug
ValidatedValidated7 Aug
Consult.Consultation4 Sep
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided20 Nov

Decided in 105 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Land West Of Hillcrest Awliscombe. East Devon has handled 2,944 applications of this type. This one was decided in 105 days, 8 weeks longer than East Devon's typical decision time. There have been 4 other applications at this address.

89% of full applications at East Devon District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type: Full Application
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Awliscombe

Planning application dates

Date validated: 7 August 2015
Consultation start: 7 August 2015
Neighbour consultation start: 7 August 2015
Last date for comments: 4 September 2015

Applicant and agent

Agent address: Mr Edward Persse 49 Bannawell Street Tavistock PL19 0DP

Additional information

Documents: 14

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

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.

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