43 High Street Saxmundham Suffolk IP17 1AJ
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Proposal
Change of use of office to hot food takeaway (sui generis)
- Received
- 15 February 2022
- Decision due
- 5 May 2022
- Public comments
- 3
- Council
- East Suffolk Council
- Ward
- Saxmundham
- Agent
- J T Hancock & Associates Ltd
- ReceivedReceived15 Feb
- ValidatedValidated11 Mar
- Consult.Consultation25 Apr
- TargetTarget Date5 May
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at 43 High Street Saxmundham Suffolk IP17 1AJ. East Suffolk has handled 5,532 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 15 February 2022 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Saxmundham conservation area, with 15 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 28 applications across Saxmundham. We hold 1,358 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 1AJ
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Saxmundham
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 11 March 2022
- Last date for comments
- 25 April 2022
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- J T Hancock & Associates Ltd
- Architect profile
- J T HANCOCK AND ASSOCIATES LIMITED
- Agent address
- 11 Heathfield Martlesham Heath Ipswich Suffolk IP5 3UB
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 55 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 16
- Constraints
- 23
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.
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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Planning history at this site
5 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202114 Jun
Variation of Conditions 2, 5 & 6 of DC/14/0225/FUL
RefusedVariation of conditions (s73)DC/21/2837/VOC - 201424 Jul
Details as required by conditions 5 and 6 of Planning Permission DC/14/0225/FUL
PendingDischarge of conditionsDC/14/2416/DRC - 201422 Jan
Change of use of Office (A2) to Fish and Chip Shop (A5).
ApprovedFull ApplicationDC/14/0225/FUL - 201318 Feb
Change of use of part of shop/office to create a new flat accommodation at first floor level.
ApprovedFull ApplicationC/13/0298 - 20045 Feb
Erection of first-floor extension & alterations to existing east elevation
ApprovedFull ApplicationC/04/0238
Source: East Suffolk
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Nearby applications
- 43 High Street SaxmundhamC/04/0238 · FullApproved0.0 mi
- 43 High Street Saxmundham IP17 1AJC/13/0298 · FullApproved0.0 mi
- 43 High Street Saxmundham Suffolk IP17 1AJDC/21/2837/VOC · ConditionsRefused0.0 mi
- 43 High Street Saxmundham Suffolk IP17 1AJDC/14/2416/DRC · ConditionsAwaiting decision0.0 mi
- 43 High Street Saxmundham Suffolk IP17 1AJDC/14/0225/FUL · FullApproved0.0 mi
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