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The Old Post Office 84 West Street Hinton St George Somerset TA17 8SB

04/01095/LBCListed Building ConsentApproved

Approved on 20 August 2004

Council decision: Application Permitted with ConditionsPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Reduce height of wall at rear of property. GR (341924/112609)

Received
19 April 2004
Decision level
Planning committee
Council
South Somerset
Ward
EGGWOOD
  1. Received19 Apr
  2. Validated4 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target29 Jul
  5. Decided20 Aug

Decided in 77 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a heritage application at The Old Post Office 84 West Street Hinton St George Somerset TA17 8SB. South Somerset has handled 1,678 applications of this type. This one was decided in 123 days, 12 weeks longer than South Somerset's typical decision time. The site is in the Hinton St George conservation area, with 19 listed buildings nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. We hold 521 applications in total for the TA17 postcode area.

97% of heritage applications at South Somerset were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
TA17 8SB
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Hinton St George

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 June 2004
Target decision date
29 July 2004
Committee meeting
18 August 2004

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
13
Constraints
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Hinton St George
  • Listed building: Grade II: The Post Office With House Immediately WestOn this site · +2 more
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Parrett CatchmentApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • 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.

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, 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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Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2024
    8 Jul

    Replace existing shopfront windows (South Elevation), drainpipe,remove concrete and re-render, (make good).

    Application Permitted with ConditionsListed building consent24/01562/LBC
  2. 2024
    25 Apr

    Notification of intent to carry out Tree Surgery Works to No. 1 Tree within a Conservation Area.

    ApprovedWork to Trees24/01024/TCA
  3. 2024
    4 Jan

    The addition of 2no new rooflights, internal alterations, change of use from tea rooms to residential living…

    Application Permitted with ConditionsListed building consent24/00023/LBC
  4. 2003
    5 Mar

    Change of use of existing bedroom and kitchen to form a tearoom.(GR419/126

    Application Permitted with ConditionsChange of Use03/00616/COU
  5. 2003
    5 Mar

    Change of use of existing bedroom/kitchen to form a tea-room (GR419/126

    Application Permitted with ConditionsListed building consent03/00612/LBC
  6. 2001
    5 Oct

    Notification of intent to remove a Laburnum (tree in a conservation area) (GR 419/126

    ApprovedTree(s) in Conservation Area01/02587/TCA

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