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48 Tower Street Harrogate North Yorkshire HG1 1HS

HGT12/03767/FULFull permissionPermitted
Full

Proposal

Conversion of first floor to form 4 apartments with erection of two storey extension to house stairs, dormer window, 2 skylights, 4 rooflights and detached cycle store and alterations to fenestration (0.07ha).

Received
1 October 2012
Decided
10 December 2012 · Application Permitted
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
6
Council
Harrogate
Ward
Low Harrogate
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received1 Oct
  2. Validated15 Oct
  3. Consult.19 Dec
  4. Target10 Dec
  5. Decided10 Dec

Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in Harrogate90% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at 48 Tower Street Harrogate North Yorkshire HG1 1HS. Harrogate has handled 5,594 applications of this type and approves 85% of them, typically deciding them in 62 days. This one was decided in 70 days, 8 days longer than Harrogate's median. The site is in the Harrogate conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 3,182 applications in total for the HG1 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
HGT12/03767/FUL
Address
48 Tower Street Harrogate North Yorkshire HG1 1HS
Postcode
HG1 1HS
Local Authority
Harrogate
Application Type
Full permission
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Low Harrogate
Parish
Harrogate

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Paul Butler Architects Limited
Agent Address
Unit 1 Westfield House Millfield Lane Nether Poppleton YO26 6GA

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
1 October 2012
Consultation Expiry
19 December 2012
Target Decision Date
10 December 2012
Date Decided
10 December 2012
Date Validated
15 October 2012
Date Submitted
1 October 2012
Consultation Start
28 November 2012
Consultation End
19 December 2012
Committee Meeting
3 January 2013
Permission Expires
10 December 2015

Planning Decision

Decision
Application Permitted
Decided By
Chief Planner,Chairman
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Last Advertised
1 November 2012
Advertisement Expiry
22 November 2012
Site Notice Start
2 November 2012
Site Notice End
23 November 2012

Appeal

Additional Information

Comments
6
Documents
36
Coordinates
53.989277, -1.538230
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Harrogate
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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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