38 Bell Street Sawbridgeworth Hertfordshire CM21 9AN

3/17/1940/LBCListed Building ConsentApproved

Approved on 24 October 2017

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

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Installation of replacement signs to include: 1 x Fascia Sign, 1 x externally illuminated hanging sign, 2 x chalkboards, 1 x amenity board and 3 x led lights

Received: 17 August 2017
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 2
Council: East Hertfordshire District Council
Ward: Sawbridgeworth

ReceivedReceived17 Aug
ValidatedValidated1 Sep
Consult.Consultation5 Oct
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided24 Oct

Decided in 53 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a heritage application for signage at 38 Bell Street Sawbridgeworth Hertfordshire CM21 9AN. East Hertfordshire has handled 1,410 applications of this type. This one was decided in 68 days, 5 days longer than East Hertfordshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Sawbridgeworth conservation area, with 20 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 9AN
Application type: Listed Building Consent
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Sawbridgeworth Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 1 September 2017
Consultation expiry: 5 October 2017
Last date for comments: 5 October 2017
Committee meeting: 13 October 2017
Decision issued: 25 October 2017

Applicant and agent

Agent address: Ashleigh House Beckbridge Road Normanton WF6 1TE England

Publicity

Advertisement expiry: 5 October 2017

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-06290737
Documents: 12
Constraints: 5

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: The Old Bell Public HouseOn this site · +3 more
Brownfield land register: Suite 2, Plymouth House, The Square, Sawbridgeworth, CM21 9AERegister site at or near this address
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 (19)

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 and heritage coasts.

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Associated applications

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Installation of replacement signs to include: 1 x Fascia Sign, 1 x externally illuminated hanging sign, 2 x…
ApprovedAdvertisement consentFiled alongside3/17/1938/ADV

Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: East Hertfordshire

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