Washlands Floodplain between Meadowside Drive and the River Trent Burton Upon Trent Staffordshire
Proposal
Non-Material Amendment application to planning permission P/2020//01498 for Burton Washlands Central Enhancements Project, comprising: wetland habitat creation with swales and pools; boardwalks for public access across the wetland areas; public open space improvements including planting and hard surfacing; a new play area; and platforms for access to the water's edge to amend the water pump play equipment to a wind pump
- Received
- 21 December 2023
- Decided
- 17 January 2024 · Approved - Delegated
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Burton & Eton
- ReceivedReceived21 Dec
- ValidatedValidated4 Jan
- Consult.Consultation21 Dec
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided17 Jan
Decided in 13 days (council typically 63)
This is an application to amend a permission at Washlands Floodplain between Meadowside Drive and the River Trent Burton Upon Trent Staffordshire. East Staffordshire has handled 318 applications of this type and approves 94% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 27 days, 4 weeks quicker than East Staffordshire's median. The site is in the Burton No. 2 and 3 Town Centre conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 78 applications across Burton & Eton.
Application Details
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20234 Dec
Discharge of condition numbers 3 and 4 of planning permission P/2020/01498
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsP/2023/01328 - 20228 Mar
Discharge of Condition Numbers 3, 4 and 9 of planning permission P/2020/01498
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsP/2022/00299 - 202022 Dec
Burton Washlands Central Enhancements Project, comprising: wetland habitat creation with swales and pools…
ApprovedDetailed Planning ApplicationP/2020/01498
Planning constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
- Conservation area: Burton No. 2 and 3 Town Centre
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 (21)
flood storage 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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