Ludford Mill Park Road Ludford Ludlow SY8 1PP
Proposal
Micro-hydropower scheme including: installation of an Archimedean screw turbine; excavation of southern end of Ludford Mill Weir and adjacent riverbank; excavation of riverbed gravels; construction of stone-faced RC turbine chamber; installation of sluice, washout gate and eel pass; wooden decking over turbine; erection of control shed; reconstruction of riverbank walls, to include access steps
- Received
- 2 October 2014
- Decided
- 22 December 2014 · Grant Permission
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 4
- Council
- Shropshire Council
- Ward
- Ludlow South
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- ReceivedSubmitted2 Oct
- ValidatedValidated2 Oct
- Consult.Consultation5 Nov
- TargetTarget Date27 Nov
- DecidedDecided22 Dec
Decided in 81 days (council typically 42)
This is a heritage application at Ludford Mill Park Road Ludford Ludlow SY8 1PP. Shropshire has handled 1,720 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 53 days. This one was decided in 81 days, 4 weeks longer than Shropshire's median. The site is in the Ludlow conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 11 applications across Ludlow South. We hold 2,957 applications in total for the SY8 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202224 Nov
Reduce in height by approx. 2ft 1no Honey Locust & fell 1no Walnut within Ludlow Conservation Area
ApprovedWorks to Trees - Conservation Area22/05325/TCA - 201517 Jul
Discharge of conditions 3 (Archaeology) 4 (Ecology) 5 (Ecology - Method Statement - Remove and disposal of…
Discharge Conditions Part ApprovedDischarge of conditions15/03078/DIS
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: Ludlow
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 (20)
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, 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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