Lenwade Country House Hotel Fakenham Road Lenwade

20081745FullWithdrawn

Withdrawn on 26 March 2009

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Proposal

Change of Use from Hotel (C1) to Residential Institution (C2)

Received: 16 December 2008
Council: South Norfolk District Council
Ward: Great Witchingham

ReceivedReceived16 Dec
ValidatedValidated16 Jan
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date13 Mar
DecidedDecided26 Mar

Decided in 69 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Lenwade Country House Hotel Fakenham Road Lenwade. South Norfolk Broadland has handled 7,102 applications of this type. It was withdrawn 100 days after it was submitted, before a decision was made. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 7 applications across Great Witchingham.

94% of full 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: Full
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Gt Witchingham (Lenwade)

Planning application dates

Date validated: 16 January 2009
Target decision date: 13 March 2009

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Site notice start: 19 January 2009

Additional information

Comments: 0
Documents: 7
Constraints: 12

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Tree Preservation OrderPart of the site
Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Wensum SACApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
SSSI: River Wensum SSSIPart of the site
Special Area of Conservation: River WensumPart of the site

Also checked, none recorded (20)

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, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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Source: South Norfolk Broadland

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