Former Highways Depot Queens Street March Cambridgeshire

F/YR16/0364/OOutline Planning PermissionApproved

Outline / PiP

Approved on 22 December 2017

Council decision: GrantPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Erection of 34 x single-storey, 2 and 3-storey dwellings with garages or parking comprising of 8 x 4-bed, 18 x 3-bed and 8 x 2-bed (Outline with matters in respect of access, appearance, layout and scale) involving demolition of former depot building

Received: 17 March 2016
Decision level: Planning committee
Public comments: 16
Council: Fenland District Council
Ward: March North
Agent: The Clarke Smith Partnership

ReceivedReceived17 Mar
ValidatedValidated9 May
Consult.Consultation29 Nov
TargetTarget Date8 Aug
DecidedDecided22 Dec

Decided in 592 days (council typically 70)

About this application

This is an outline application for demolition at Former Highways Depot Queens Street March Cambridgeshire. Fenland has handled 626 applications of this type. This one was decided in 645 days, 82 weeks longer than Fenland's typical decision time. There have been 11 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 55 applications across March North.

82% of outline applications at Fenland District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 10 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type: Outline Planning Permission
Scale / size: Medium
Parish: March Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 9 May 2016
Consultation expiry: 22 December 2017
Consultation start: 29 November 2016
Consultation end: 29 November 2016
Neighbour consultation start: 22 December 2017
Neighbour consultation end: 22 December 2017
Last date for comments: 22 December 2017
Target decision date: 8 August 2016
Committee meeting: 7 December 2016
Permission expires: 22 December 2020

Applicant and agent

Agent: The Clarke Smith Partnership
Agent address: Unit 1 Chuck 'A' Bush Farm Barn Royston Road Whittlesford Cambridgeshire CB22 4NW

Planning decision

Statutory period: 91 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 1 June 2016
Advertisement expiry: 15 June 2016
Site notice start: 3 June 2016
Site notice end: 24 June 2016

Additional information

Documents: 96
Constraints: 9

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Brownfield land register: Former Highways Depot, Queens Street, MARCH, PE15 8SNRegister site at or near this address
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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 and heritage coasts.

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Source: Fenland

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