3 The Orchards Sawbridgeworth Hertfordshire CM21 9BB
Refused on 27 August 2020
Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Two storey side and rear extension, incorporating dormer windows. Single storey front and rear extension. Garage conversion.
- Received
- 24 June 2020
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Sawbridgeworth
- ReceivedReceived24 Jun
- ValidatedValidated3 Jul
- Consult.Consultation11 Aug
- TargetTarget Date28 Aug
- DecidedDecided27 Aug
Decided in 55 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at 3 The Orchards Sawbridgeworth Hertfordshire CM21 9BB. East Hertfordshire has handled 7,264 applications of this type. This one was decided in 64 days. The site is in 7 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application 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.
80% of full 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 9BB
- Application type
- Householder
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Sawbridgeworth Town Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 3 July 2020
- Consultation expiry
- 11 August 2020
- Last date for comments
- 11 August 2020
- Target decision date
- 28 August 2020
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Ty Gwyn Harlow Common Hastingwood Harlow Essex CM17 9NF
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 11 August 2020
Appeal
- Appeal reference
- 20/00115/REFUSE
- Appeal status
- Appeal decided
- Appeal result
- Appeal Dismissed
Appeal history
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: SawbridgeworthNext to the site
- Listed building: 68 London RoadOn or next to this site
- 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 (21)
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: East Hertfordshire
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