The Old Post Office High Street Whixley YO26 8AW
Approved on 4 December 2020
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Demolition of single storey extensions and erection of single storey extension, relocation of oil tank and installation of roof light and boiler flue.
- Received
- 25 August 2020
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 3
- Council
- Harrogate
- Ward
- Ouseburn
- Agent
- Designplay LTD
- ReceivedReceived25 Aug
- ValidatedValidated13 Oct
- Consult.Consultation7 Nov
- TargetTarget Date8 Dec
- DecidedDecided4 Dec
Decided in 52 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at The Old Post Office High Street Whixley YO26 8AW. Harrogate has handled 5,591 applications of this type. This one was decided in 101 days, 7 weeks longer than Harrogate's typical decision time. The site is in the Whixley conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 15 applications across Ouseburn. We hold 1,324 applications in total for the YO26 postcode area.
90% of full applications at Harrogate were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- YO26 8AW
- Application type
- Full permission
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Whixley
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 13 October 2020
- Consultation expiry
- 23 November 2020
- Consultation start
- 14 October 2020
- Consultation end
- 7 November 2020
- Last date for comments
- 23 November 2020
- Target decision date
- 8 December 2020
- Committee meeting
- 5 January 2021
- Decision issued
- 7 December 2020
- Permission expires
- 7 December 2023
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Designplay LTD
- Architect profile
- DESIGNPLAY LTD
- Agent address
- Mr Peter Lay East View Back Lane Green Hammerton York YO26 8BH United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 22 October 2020
- Advertisement expiry
- 15 November 2020
- Site notice start
- 30 October 2020
- Site notice end
- 23 November 2020
Additional information
- Documents
- 12
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: Whixley
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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Planning history at this site
6 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202422 Mar
Demolition of 3.6m x 5.8m concrete sectional garage with flat roof and replacement with 5.4m x 7.2m timber…
ApprovedFull permissionHGTZC24/01001/FUL - 202112 Feb
Approval of details required under condition 3 (root protection) and condition 4 (root protection) of…
Confirmation of discharge of conditionsDischarge of conditionsHGT21/00589/DISCON - 202020 Dec
Reduce height by 2m to leave 4m to 1no. Cherry Tree and 2no. Apple Trees, selective pruning of two lowest…
ApprovedTree works in Conservation AreasHGT20/05106/TCON - 202022 Apr
Demolition of single story extensions, erection of two storey and single storey extensions, relocation of oil…
WithdrawnFull permissionHGT20/01361/FUL - 20202 Jan
Felling of 1 no. Conifer within Whixley Conservation Area
ApprovedTree works in Conservation AreasHGT20/00008/TCON - 20185 Nov
Outline application for the erection of 1 no. dwellinghouse with access and layout considered.
ApprovedOutline applicationHGT18/04612/OUT
Source: Harrogate
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