90-96 Forest Road Frome Somerset BA11 2TU

2014/0970/FULFull ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 31 December 2014

Council decision: Approval with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Extension to A1 convenience retail store and smaller shop unit, reconfiguration of space to provide an additional smaller shop unit, and the creation of 4 residential flats above. With associated extension and amendments to existing car park. (Amended Plans recieved September 2014) (Further Amended Plans Received 29 October 2014).

Received: 24 May 2014
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 5
Council: Mendip
Ward: Frome College
Agent: David Lock Associates

ReceivedReceived24 May
ValidatedValidated11 Jun
Consult.Consultation9 Dec
TargetTarget Date6 Aug
DecidedDecided31 Dec

Decided in 203 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at 90-96 Forest Road Frome Somerset BA11 2TU. Mendip has handled 2,969 applications of this type. This one was decided in 221 days, 25 weeks longer than Mendip's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 1,500 applications in total for the BA11 postcode area.

93% of full applications at Mendip were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: BA11 2TU
Application type: Full Application
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Frome Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 11 June 2014
Consultation expiry: 9 December 2014
Consultation start: 25 November 2014
Consultation end: 9 December 2014
Neighbour consultation start: 25 November 2014
Neighbour consultation end: 9 December 2014
Target decision date: 6 August 2014
Decision issued: 2 January 2015
Permission expires: 2 January 2018

Applicant and agent

Agent: David Lock Associates
Architect profile: DAVID LOCK ASSOCIATES LIMITED
Agent address: 50 North Thirteenth Street Milton Keynes Buckinghamshire MK9 3BP United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-03411624
Documents: 25
Constraints: 1

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site

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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.

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