Barn Adj To Greenfields Church Road Topcroft Norfolk

2017/2689PD Change from Barn to DwellingRefused

Outline / PiP

Refused on 25 January 2018

Council decision: Approval of details - RefusedDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Notification for Prior Approval for a proposed change of use of an agricultural building to a dwellinghouse (QA).

Received: 16 November 2017
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 4
Council: South Norfolk District Council
Ward: Earsham
Agent: Durrants Building Consultancy

ReceivedReceived16 Nov
ValidatedValidated1 Dec
Consult.Consultation26 Dec
TargetTarget Date26 Jan
DecidedDecided25 Jan

Decided in 55 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at Barn Adj To Greenfields Church Road Topcroft Norfolk. South Norfolk Broadland has handled 761 applications of this type. This one was decided in 70 days, 3 weeks longer than South Norfolk Broadland's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.

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: PD Change from Barn to Dwelling
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Topcroft

Planning application dates

Date validated: 1 December 2017
Consultation expiry: 29 December 2017
Consultation start: 5 December 2017
Consultation end: 26 December 2017
Target decision date: 26 January 2018

Applicant and agent

Agent: Durrants Building Consultancy
Agent address: Pump Hill House 2B Market Hill Diss Norfolk IP22 4JZ

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Site notice start: 8 December 2017
Site notice end: 29 December 2017

Additional information

Documents: 13
Constraints: 7

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.

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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