Yew Trees Fairfield Drive Saxmundham IP17 1AX
Approved on 27 October 2011
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Conversion of existing garage to study/bedroom .
- Received
- 28 July 2011
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- East Suffolk Council
- Ward
- Saxmundham
- ReceivedReceived28 Jul
- ValidatedValidated6 Sep
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date1 Nov
- DecidedDecided27 Oct
Decided in 51 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a garage at Yew Trees Fairfield Drive Saxmundham IP17 1AX. East Suffolk has handled 5,532 applications of this type. This one was decided in 91 days, 5 weeks longer than East Suffolk's typical decision time. The site is in the Saxmundham conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 28 applications across Saxmundham. We hold 1,357 applications in total for the IP17 postcode area.
93% of full applications at East Suffolk Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- IP17 1AX
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Saxmundham
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 6 September 2011
- Consultation expiry
- 15 September 2011
- Consultation start
- 6 September 2011
- Target decision date
- 1 November 2011
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 15 September 2011
- Site notice start
- 7 September 2011
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-01573593
- Comments
- 0
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Saxmundham
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202610 Aug
1no. Cedar (T1 on plan) - Crown lift by up to 3 metres
ApprovedWorks to Trees in Conservation AreaDC/26/2825/TCA - 201718 Jul
Trees in front gardenT1 Leylandii conifer 40% reductionT2 Yew, reduce height to match adjacent yewRemoval of…
ApprovedWorks to Trees in Conservation AreaDC/17/3086/TCA - 200826 Sep
Lift low canopy of Western Red Cedar in front garden.
ApprovedWorks to Trees in Conservation AreaSCDC/TCA/08/00150 - 200816 Sep
Fell 1 x Fir tree in front garden.
PendingWorks to Trees in Conservation AreaSCDC/TCA/08/00142
Source: East Suffolk
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