BT Telephone Exchange Street Farm Road Saxmundham IP17 1AL
Approved on 5 May 2022
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
It is proposed to remove panes of glass from two windows on the ground floor northwest elevation. Two aluminium louvres will be installed and fixed to the wooden window frames. It is also proposed to remove panes of glass from four windows on the ground floor southwest elevation. Four aluminium louvres will be installed and fixed to the wooden window frames. The louvres will be mill finish to match existing louvres already installed in the building
- Received
- 2 March 2022
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- East Suffolk Council
- Ward
- Saxmundham
- Agent
- 4 CAD Services
- ReceivedReceived2 Mar
- ValidatedValidated2 Mar
- Consult.Consultation14 Apr
- TargetTarget Date26 Apr
- DecidedDecided5 May
Decided in 64 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for window replacement at BT Telephone Exchange Street Farm Road Saxmundham IP17 1AL. East Suffolk has handled 5,532 applications of this type. This one was decided in 64 days, 8 days longer than East Suffolk's typical decision time. The site is in the Saxmundham conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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 1AL
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Saxmundham
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 2 March 2022
- Last date for comments
- 14 April 2022
- Target decision date
- 26 April 2022
- Permission expires
- 5 May 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- 4 CAD Services
- Agent address
- The Glass House Hopton Bank Hopton Wafers Kidderminster DY14 0QH
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 55 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: SaxmundhamPart of the site
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Also checked, none recorded (20)
flood storage areas, 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
6 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202326 Jul
Installation of three air source heat pumps on roof plant room. Wall mounted (North and West) elevations. The…
ApprovedFull ApplicationDC/23/2960/FUL - 202215 Feb
T1 Ash - Crown lift to 5m and cut back from building to give 1.5m clearance. G1 Mixed broadleaves - lift…
ApprovedWorks to Trees in Conservation AreaDC/22/0613/TCA - 202113 Apr
Siting of 2Nr 20ft storage/shipping containers on the land to the rear of the Telephone Exchange at…
PendingFull ApplicationDC/21/1797/FUL - 202013 Nov
It is proposed to remove four panes of glass from windows on the ground floor southwest elevation. Four…
ApprovedFull ApplicationDC/20/4587/FUL - 202022 May
The installation of 3 No. air source heat pump units mounted on the flat roof.
ApprovedFull ApplicationDC/20/1896/FUL - 200924 Jul
Change of use from Class A1 (retail use) to Class B1 (office use).
ApprovedFull ApplicationC/09/1136
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