38 Bell Street Sawbridgeworth Hertfordshire CM21 9AN

3/22/0581/VARVariation of conditionRefused

Discharge / amendments

Refused on 23 March 2023

Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Regularisation for the erection of canopy and erection of 3 lights. Variation of condition 3 (Use of Canopy) of planning permission 3/21/1323/FUL. The effect of the proposed change will alter the wording of condition 3 from - There shall be no use of the canopy area hereby approved after 23:00 hours on any day, and there shall be no live or recorded entertainment permitted in the rear garden area said area after 21:00 hours on any day - To: There shall be no use of the canopy area hereby approved after 23:00 hours on any day, and there shall be no live or recorded entertainment permitted in the rear garden area said area after 23.00 hours on any day

Received: 17 March 2022
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 4
Council: East Hertfordshire District Council
Ward: Sawbridgeworth

ReceivedReceived17 Mar
ValidatedValidated17 Mar
Consult.Consultation23 Mar
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided23 Mar

Decided in 371 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is an application to vary a condition at 38 Bell Street Sawbridgeworth Hertfordshire CM21 9AN. East Hertfordshire has handled 1,312 applications of this type. This one was decided in 371 days, 44 weeks 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.

91% of conditions 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: Variation of condition
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Sawbridgeworth Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 17 March 2022
Consultation expiry: 3 May 2022
Last date for comments: 23 March 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent address: 1A Church Street Sawbridgeworth CM21 9AB

Publicity

Advertisement expiry: 3 May 2022

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-11128793
Documents: 15
Constraints: 12

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.

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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Associated applications

2022
17 Mar
Regularisation for the erection of canopy and erection of 3 lights. Variation of condition 3 (Use of Canopy)…
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2021
17 May
Regularisation for the erection of canopy and erection of 3 lights.
ApprovedFull ApplicationPart of3/21/1323/FUL

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7 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: East Hertfordshire

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