59 High Street Orwell Royston Cambridgeshire SG8 5QN
Proposal
Change of use of existing detached garage to a one bedroom B & B. Internal and external alterations with two new roof lights and removing an existing tree.
- Received
- 25 August 2017
- Decided
- 16 October 2017 · Granted Permission
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Orwell And Barrington
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- ReceivedReceived25 Aug
- ValidatedValidated7 Sep
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date2 Nov
- DecidedDecided16 Oct
Decided in 39 days (council typically 49)
This is a full planning application for a garage at 59 High Street Orwell Royston Cambridgeshire SG8 5QN. South Cambridgeshire has handled 5,392 applications of this type and approves 88% of them, typically deciding them in 59 days. This one was decided in 52 days, 7 days quicker than South Cambridgeshire's median. The site is in the Orwell conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 2,628 applications in total for the SG8 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
6 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20251 Oct
Submission of details required for conditions 3(a) (joinery and glazing) and (b) (draining of rainwater) of…
Discharge Condition in FullDischarge of conditions25/02973/CONDA - 202529 Jul
Replacement of existing conservatory.
ApprovedListed building consent25/02973/LBC - 202529 Jul
Replacement of existing conservatory.
ApprovedHouseholder25/02972/HFUL - 202527 May
Restoration of a gable end wall where bulging of the gable wall is occurring due to inadequate lateral…
ApprovedListed building consent25/02056/LBC - 20252 Apr
Re-thatch existing roof with new premium water reed.
ApprovedListed building consent25/01337/LBC - 20252 Apr
Re-thatch existing roof with new premium water reed.
ApprovedHouseholder25/01336/HFUL
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Orwell
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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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