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Whitehaven St Swithins Road Oldcroft Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 4NF

P1671/21/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 7 April 2022

Council decision: Granted PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Proposed conversion of existing garage and loft store to form holiday accommodation.

Received
5 October 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Pillowell
  1. Received5 Oct
  2. Validated10 Nov
  3. Consult.29 Dec
  4. Target5 Jan
  5. Decided7 Apr

Decided in 148 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a garage at Whitehaven St Swithins Road Oldcroft Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 4NF. Forest of Dean has handled 4,443 applications of this type. This one was decided in 184 days, 18 weeks longer than Forest of Dean's typical decision time. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 22 applications across Pillowell. We hold 2,311 applications in total for the GL15 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
GL15 4NF
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
West Dean

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 November 2021
Consultation expiry
29 December 2021
Consultation start
8 December 2021
Consultation end
29 December 2021
Neighbour consultation start
17 November 2021
Neighbour consultation end
8 December 2021
Last date for comments
29 December 2021
Target decision date
5 January 2022
Permission expires
7 April 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
FAO Mr C James Redlands House Church Walk Viney Hill Lydney GL15 4NY

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
2 December 2021
Site notice end
23 December 2021

Additional information

Documents
21

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)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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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Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2012
    21 Mar

    Application under section 192 to determine whether planning permission is required for the change of use of…

    ApprovedLawful Development Section 192P0401/12/LD2
  2. 2012
    21 Mar

    Application under section 192 to determine whether planning permission is required for the erection of a…

    ApprovedLawful Development Section 192P0400/12/LD2
  3. 2011
    18 May

    Erection of a two storey rear extension and single storey side extension and double garage (Non-Material…

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentP0937/11/NONMAT
  4. 2010
    29 Jul

    Alterations and extensions to dwelling and erection of a detached private car garage with storage room above.

    ApprovedFull ApplicationP1494/10/FUL
  5. 2008
    13 May

    Erection of a two storey rear extension and single storey side extension and detached double garage.

    ApprovedFull ApplicationP0627/08/FUL

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