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St Michaels Hospital Cawston Road Aylsham

20061912Reserved MattersApproved

Approved on 13 November 2007

Council decision: Approval with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

1. Residential Development Comprising Conversion of Former Hospital Building (39 Units) Following Demolition of Modern Addition and Outbuildings; Conversion of Water Tower (1 Unit); Construction of Free Market Dwellings (90 Units); Construction of 40 Affordable Homes and 30 Affordable-Housing -With-Care Flats. 2. Community Centre 3. Health Centre 4. Care Home (70 Beds) and Ancillary Facilities 5. Access, Roads, Footpaths, Cyclepaths, Car Parking and Garaging 6. Drainage and Services Infrastructure 7. Public Open Space, Landscaping and Associated Works

Received
19 December 2006
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Aylsham
  1. Received19 Dec
  2. Validated19 Dec
  3. Consult.
  4. Target20 Mar
  5. Decided13 Nov

Decided in 329 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an outline application for demolition at St Michaels Hospital Cawston Road Aylsham. South Norfolk Broadland has handled 761 applications of this type. This one was decided in 329 days, 40 weeks longer than South Norfolk Broadland's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 54 applications across Aylsham.

86% of outline applications at South Norfolk District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Reserved Matters
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
40
Parish
Aylsham

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 December 2006
Consultation expiry
23 January 2007
Target decision date
20 March 2007
Permission expires
13 November 2010

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Last advertised
2 January 2007
Advertisement expiry
23 January 2007
Site notice start
21 December 2006

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
265
Constraints
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation OrderPart of the site
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Bure Broads and MarshesApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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Source: South Norfolk Broadland

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