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Part Side Garden The Chestnuts Church Street Saxmundham Suffolk

DC/13/2962/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 29 November 2013

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of a new 3 bedroom one and half storey dwelling and garage in the former side garden of the Chestnuts Saxmundam.

Received
7 October 2013
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
5
Ward
Saxmundham
  1. Received7 Oct
  2. Validated10 Oct
  3. Consult.1 Nov
  4. Target4 Dec
  5. Decided29 Nov

Decided in 50 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a garage at Part Side Garden The Chestnuts Church Street Saxmundham Suffolk. East Suffolk has handled 5,532 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 3 days quicker than East Suffolk's typical decision time. The site is in the Saxmundham conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 28 applications across Saxmundham.

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

Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Saxmundham

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 October 2013
Consultation expiry
13 November 2013
Consultation start
11 October 2013
Consultation end
1 November 2013
Neighbour consultation end
1 November 2013
Last date for comments
13 November 2013
Target decision date
4 December 2013
Permission expires
29 November 2016

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Publicity

Last advertised
24 October 2013
Advertisement expiry
13 November 2013
Site notice start
18 October 2013
Site notice end
7 November 2013

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-02913501
Documents
26
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Saxmundham

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)

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Associated applications

  1. 2014
    12 Mar

    Non Material amendment to Planning Consent DC/13/2962/FUL

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendmentDC/14/0835/AME
  2. 2014
    7 Mar

    Submission of details as required by Conditions 3,4,and 5 of Planning Consent DC/13/2962/FUL

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDC/14/0767/DRC
  3. 2013
    7 Oct

    Erection of a new 3 bedroom one and half storey dwelling and garage in the former side garden of the…

    This applicationApprovedFullDC/13/2962/FUL

Planning history at this site

8 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    30 Apr

    1no. Cypress (T1 on plan) - Fell

    ApprovedWorks to Trees in Conservation AreaDC/25/1786/TCA
  2. 2020
    3 Aug

    Leyland Cypress (T1) - fell because of excessive shading and low amenity value Leyland Cypress (T2) - fell…

    ApprovedWorks to Trees in Conservation AreaDC/20/2915/TCA
  3. 2019
    2 May

    T1 Leyland Cyprus. Fell because two large branches have broken off in heavy rain and fallen across garden…

    ApprovedWorks to Trees in Conservation AreaDC/19/1813/TCA
  4. 2018
    5 Nov

    T1 Leylandii (multistem) (fell because of excessive shading and low amenity value, replace with willow in…

    ApprovedWorks to Trees in Conservation AreaDC/18/4554/TCA
  5. 2014
    4 Nov

    T1: Silver Birch to fell tree threat to bungalow and power lines. T2: Swamp Cypress, to fell tree leans to…

    ApprovedWorks to Trees in Conservation AreaDC/14/3619/TCA
  6. 2012
    15 Oct

    Erection of new dwelling.

    ApprovedFull ApplicationC/12/2200

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