The Malt Shovel 23 Westgate Grantham NG31 6LU
Approved on 26 February 2019
Council decision: Approved conditionallyDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Sub-division of existing restaurant to form retail unit.
- Received
- 11 September 2018
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Grantham St Wulframs Ward
- Agent
- Tim Benton Architect
- ReceivedReceived11 Sep
- ValidatedValidated11 Sep
- Consult.Consultation17 Oct
- TargetTarget Date6 Nov
- DecidedDecided26 Feb
Decided in 168 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application at The Malt Shovel 23 Westgate Grantham NG31 6LU. South Kesteven has handled 3,414 applications of this type. This one was decided in 168 days, 16 weeks longer than South Kesteven's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 13 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 62 applications across Grantham St Wulframs Ward. We hold 2,134 applications in total for the NG31 postcode area.
91% of full applications at South Kesteven District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- NG31 6LU
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Grantham Town Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 11 September 2018
- Consultation expiry
- 26 October 2018
- Consultation end
- 17 October 2018
- Neighbour consultation end
- 17 October 2018
- Target decision date
- 6 November 2018
- Decision issued
- 27 February 2019
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Tim Benton Architect
- Architect profile
- TIM BENTON LIMITED
- Agent address
- 33 Northgate Sleaford NG34 7BX
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 26 October 2018
- Site notice end
- 26 October 2018
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Listed building: Grade II: 23 Westgate (formerly Blue Man Public House)On or next to this site · +1 more
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Possibly incomplete for this council: conservation areas.
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, 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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Associated applications
- 201811 Sep
Sub-division of existing restaurant to form retail unit.
This applicationApprovedFullS18/1688 - 201811 Sep
Internal and external alterations to form a new retail unit.
ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongsideS18/1689
Source: South Kesteven
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