Gemini House Long Street Croscombe Wells Somerset BA5 3QH

2018/1754/LBCListed Building ConsentApproved

Approved on 30 August 2018

Council decision: Approval with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Conversion of loft with associated alterations, rooflights and a window, installation of replacement windows and a woodburner/flue, alterations to an existing window opening to form a doorway with new external steps to rear garden, erection of a porch and a detached store.

Received: 16 July 2018
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 2
Council: Mendip
Ward: Croscombe And Pilton (Historic)
Agent: Brimble Lea & Partners

ReceivedReceived16 Jul
ValidatedValidated16 Jul
Consult.Consultation17 Aug
TargetTarget Date10 Sep
DecidedDecided30 Aug

Decided in 45 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a heritage application for a porch at Gemini House Long Street Croscombe Wells Somerset BA5 3QH. Mendip has handled 575 applications of this type. This one was decided in 45 days, 4 days quicker than Mendip's typical decision time. The site is in the Croscombe conservation area, with 9 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. We hold 1,945 applications in total for the BA5 postcode area.

82% of heritage 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: BA5 3QH
Application type: Listed Building Consent
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Croscombe Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 16 July 2018
Consultation expiry: 17 August 2018
Consultation start: 20 July 2018
Consultation end: 17 August 2018
Neighbour consultation start: 20 July 2018
Neighbour consultation end: 10 August 2018
Last date for comments: 15 August 2018
Target decision date: 10 September 2018
Permission expires: 30 August 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent: Brimble Lea & Partners
Agent address: Wessex House High Street Gillingham SP8 4AG UK

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 26 July 2018
Advertisement expiry: 9 August 2018
Site notice start: 25 July 2018
Site notice end: 15 August 2018

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-07098196
Documents: 7
Constraints: 5

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Conservation area: Croscombe
Listed building: Grade II: Ashley HouseOn or next to this site · +1 more
Nutrient neutrality catchment: Brue CatchmentApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation

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

Also checked, none recorded (19)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, 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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