The White Lion London Road Sawbridgeworth Hertfordshire CM21 9EN

3/17/1144/LBCListed Building ConsentApproved

Approved on 11 August 2017

Council decision: Grant Consent w Conds (LBC & ADV)Delegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Single storey extension for accessible WC. External works to include demolition of garden wall, replace with sleepers, timber planters and bench seating. Remove beds and replace with stepped platform to rear garden entrance. Internal works to include demolition of fireplace, screens, raised floor and upper backfitting to bar. New fixed seating, flooring, backfitting, bar top and screens. Refurbish existing WCs. New lighting and decorations throughout.

Received: 15 May 2017
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 2
Council: East Hertfordshire District Council
Ward: Sawbridgeworth
Agent: Sampson Associates

ReceivedReceived15 May
ValidatedValidated15 May
Consult.Consultation24 Jul
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided11 Aug

Decided in 88 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a heritage application for demolition at The White Lion London Road Sawbridgeworth Hertfordshire CM21 9EN. East Hertfordshire has handled 1,410 applications of this type. This one was decided in 88 days, 4 weeks longer than East Hertfordshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Sawbridgeworth conservation area, with 13 listed buildings nearby. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 85 applications across Sawbridgeworth. We hold 1,438 applications in total for the CM21 postcode area.

84% of heritage applications at East Hertfordshire District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: CM21 9EN
Application type: Listed Building Consent
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Sawbridgeworth Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 15 May 2017
Consultation expiry: 29 June 2017
Last date for comments: 24 July 2017
Committee meeting: 29 October 2017

Applicant and agent

Agent: Sampson Associates
Agent address: J407 The Biscuit Factory Tower Bridge Business Complex 100 Clements Road London SE16 4DG

Publicity

Advertisement expiry: 29 June 2017

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-06056902
Documents: 22
Constraints: 8

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Sawbridgeworth
Listed building: Grade II: Assembly Room at Number 28 (Set Back on South East)On this site · +5 more
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, 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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2017
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This applicationApprovedListed building consent3/17/1144/LBC

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7 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: East Hertfordshire

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