Birdwood Methodist Chapel Chapel Lane Birdwood Gloucestershire GL2 8AR
Approved on 16 August 2012
Council decision: Granted PermissionPlanning committee
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Proposal
Change of Use from D1 (Non-Residential Institution) to C3 (Dwelling House). Demolition of single storey extensions and erection of two storey side extension.
- Received
- 6 June 2012
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Ward
- Churcham & Huntley
- ReceivedReceived6 Jun
- ValidatedValidated11 Jul
- Consult.Consultation27 Jul
- TargetTarget Date5 Sep
- DecidedDecided16 Aug
Decided in 36 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at Birdwood Methodist Chapel Chapel Lane Birdwood Gloucestershire GL2 8AR. Forest of Dean has handled 4,443 applications of this type. This one was decided in 71 days, 2 weeks longer than Forest of Dean's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 1,576 applications in total for the GL2 postcode area.
91% of full applications at Forest of Dean District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- GL2 8AR
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Churcham
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 11 July 2012
- Consultation expiry
- 8 August 2012
- Consultation start
- 2 August 2012
- Consultation end
- 27 July 2012
- Neighbour consultation start
- 13 July 2012
- Neighbour consultation end
- 27 July 2012
- Last date for comments
- 8 August 2012
- Target decision date
- 5 September 2012
- Committee meeting
- 14 August 2012
- Permission expires
- 16 August 2015
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Mile End Road Coleford Glos GL16 7QD
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 21 June 2012
- Advertisement expiry
- 12 July 2012
- Site notice start
- 18 July 2012
- Site notice end
- 8 August 2012
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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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Associated applications
- 20126 Jun
Change of Use from D1 (Non-Residential Institution) to C3 (Dwelling House). Demolition of single storey…
This applicationApprovedFullP0765/12/FUL - 20126 Jun
Listed Building Consent for alterations and demolition of single storey extensions and erection of two storey…
ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongsideP0766/12/LBC
Planning history at this site
9 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202410 Sep
Change of use of former chapel to residential dwelling (class C3), erection of ground-floor and first-floor…
ApprovedFull ApplicationP1105/24/FUL - 202410 Sep
Listed building consent for the change of use of former chapel to residential dwelling (class C3), erection…
ApprovedListed building consentP1106/24/LBC - 201822 May
Discharge of Condition 13 (Footway Construction) of planning permission P1565/17/FUL
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsP0058/18/DISCON - 201728 Sep
Variation of condition 02 (Approved plans); 04 (hard & soft landscaping); 09 (root protection); 10 (approved…
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)P1565/17/FUL - 201711 Sep
Discharge of condition 08 (external lighting) of planning permission P0247/16/FUL
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsP0081/17/DISCON - 201724 Mar
Variation of conditions (02) approved plans, (04) hard and soft landscaping, (09) root protection and (10)…
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)P0485/17/FUL - 201617 Nov
Variation of conditions (02) approved plans and (11) construction activities in regards to trees; to amend…
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)P1600/16/FUL - 201626 Feb
Erection of 7 dwellings with associated hard and soft landscaping, and planting of a new community orchard.
ApprovedFull ApplicationP0247/16/FUL - 20034 Dec
Change of use from Class D1 (Chapel) to Class B1 use, with alterations to provide ancillary living…
RefusedChange of UseP0178/03/COU
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