Blackheath Common Blackheath Road Wenhaston With Mells Hamlet Suffolk
Refused on 9 March 2017
Council decision: Application RefusedPlanning committee
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Proposal
Change of design to that approved under DC/16/2791/FUL - change of use of 6 touring plots to permanent pods - Pod design to be replaced with Shepherds huts
- Received
- 27 October 2016
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Public comments
- 1
- Council
- East Suffolk Council
- Ward
- Halesworth And Blything
- Agent
- Brooks Architects Ltd
- ReceivedReceived27 Oct
- ValidatedValidated27 Oct
- Consult.Consultation25 Nov
- TargetTarget Date21 Dec
- DecidedDecided9 Mar
Decided in 133 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Blackheath Common Blackheath Road Wenhaston With Mells Hamlet Suffolk. East Suffolk has handled 5,532 applications of this type. This one was decided in 133 days, 11 weeks longer than East Suffolk's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 57 applications across Halesworth And Blything.
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
- Wenhaston
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 27 October 2016
- Consultation expiry
- 4 December 2016
- Consultation start
- 4 November 2016
- Consultation end
- 25 November 2016
- Neighbour consultation end
- 25 November 2016
- Last date for comments
- 4 December 2016
- Target decision date
- 21 December 2016
- Committee meeting
- 2 February 2017
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Brooks Architects Ltd
- Architect profile
- BROOKS ARCHITECTS LIMITED
- Agent address
- 16 Colonial House Leiston IP16 4JD
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 55 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 14 November 2016
- Site notice end
- 4 December 2016
Appeal
- Appeal status
- Appeal decided
- Appeal result
- Allowed with Conditions
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-05585736
- Documents
- 11
- Constraints
- 17
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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Also checked, none recorded (22)
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