Unit 9 Former Dennis & Sons Ltd Melrose Street Scarborough North Yorkshire YO12 7SJ
Approved on 18 August 2006
Council decision: Application Permitted (with conditions)Planning committee
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Proposal
Change of use to childrens activity centre (class D2) with alterations to provide improved access
- Received
- 22 May 2006
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Public comments
- 2
- Council
- Scarborough
- Ward
- Castle
- ReceivedReceived22 May
- ValidatedValidated22 May
- Consult.Consultation7 Jul
- TargetTarget Date21 Aug
- DecidedDecided18 Aug
Decided in 88 days (council typically 91)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Unit 9 Former Dennis & Sons Ltd Melrose Street Scarborough North Yorkshire YO12 7SJ. Scarborough has handled 2,257 applications of this type. This one was decided in 88 days, 3 days quicker than Scarborough's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,513 applications in total for the YO12 postcode area.
90% of full applications at Scarborough were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 13 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- YO12 7SJ
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Scarborough
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 22 May 2006
- Last date for comments
- 7 July 2006
- Target decision date
- 21 August 2006
- Committee meeting
- 1 August 2006
- Permission expires
- 18 August 2011
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 91 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 3
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Brownfield land register: Land at Melrose Street, ScarboroughRegister site at or near this address · +1 more
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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Also checked, none recorded (21)
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201919 Jul
Variation of condition 1 relating to 18/02818/FL
Application Permitted (with conditions)Variation of conditions (s73)SCA19/01743/FLA - 201821 Nov
Erection of new 1 and 2 storey commercial buildings and recladding and extending an existing commercial…
Application Permitted (with conditions)Full ApplicationSCA18/02818/FL - 20066 Nov
Prior approval of proposed Hutchison 3G Base Station installation
ApprovedTelecommunication DevelopmentSCA06/02348/TD
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