Land North Of Maple Grove Infant School Norwood Road March Cambridgeshire

F/YR19/1068/FFull Planning PermissionApproved

Full

Approved on 18 December 2020

Council decision: GrantPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Erect 48 x 2-storey dwellings and 2x single-storey dwellings, comprising of 24 x 2-bed, 21 x 3-bed and 5 x 4-bed with garages to plots 18, 20, 21, 37, 43 and 49 only with attenuation basin and sub-station involving the demolition of existing buildings

Received: 22 November 2019
Decision level: Planning committee
Public comments: 32
Council: Fenland District Council
Ward: March North
Agent: Carter Jonas LLP

ReceivedReceived22 Nov
ValidatedValidated6 Dec
Consult.Consultation8 Dec
TargetTarget Date6 Mar
DecidedDecided18 Dec

Decided in 378 days (council typically 70)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Land North Of Maple Grove Infant School Norwood Road March Cambridgeshire. Fenland has handled 2,964 applications of this type. This one was decided in 392 days, 46 weeks longer than Fenland's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 55 applications across March North.

90% of full 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: Full Planning Permission
Scale / size: Large
Parish: March Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 6 December 2019
Consultation expiry: 18 December 2020
Consultation start: 8 December 2020
Consultation end: 8 December 2020
Neighbour consultation start: 18 December 2020
Neighbour consultation end: 18 December 2020
Last date for comments: 18 December 2020
Target decision date: 6 March 2020
Committee meeting: 16 December 2020
Permission expires: 18 December 2023

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant
Agent: Carter Jonas LLP
Agent address: One Station Square Cambridge CB1 2GA

Planning decision

Case officer: Nicholas Thrower
Statutory period: 91 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 31 December 2019
Advertisement expiry: 15 January 2020

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-08114190
Documents: 152
Constraints: 9

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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 (23)

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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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