Woods Decor Centre, 28, Commercial Street, Batley, WF17 5EY

2013/91413FullApproved

Approved on 25 June 2013

Council decision: CONDITIONAL FULL PERMISSION

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Change of use from former DIY retail to restaurant, takeaway and office space, single storey ground floor extension to rear and associated works

Received: 30 April 2013
Council: Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council
Ward: Batley East Ward

ReceivedReceived30 Apr
ValidatedValidated30 Apr
Consult.Consultation11 Jun
TargetTarget Date25 Jun
DecidedDecided25 Jun

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Woods Decor Centre, 28 , Commercial Street, Batley, WF17 5EY. Kirklees has handled 10,679 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 36 applications across Batley East Ward. We hold 1,583 applications in total for the WF17 postcode area.

91% of full applications at Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: WF17 5EY
Application type: Full
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 30 April 2013
Consultation expiry: 11 June 2013
Consultation start: 8 May 2013
Consultation end: 11 June 2013
Target decision date: 25 June 2013

Applicant and agent

Agent address: 23, Batley Business Park, Technology Drive, Batley, WF17 6ER

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Documents: 8

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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Source: Kirklees

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