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Former Jigsaw Factory & 12 Gastons Lane Bower Hinton Martock Somerset

12/04365/FULFull ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 1 February 2013

Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of 10 new dwellings with associated access, car parking and landscaping together with partial demolition and alterations to No. 12 Gastons Lane to form a one-bedroom dwelling (GR: 345348/117952)

Received
6 November 2012
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
5
Council
South Somerset
Ward
MARTOCK
  1. Received6 Nov
  2. Validated6 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target5 Feb
  5. Decided1 Feb

Decided in 87 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Former Jigsaw Factory & 12 Gastons Lane Bower Hinton Martock Somerset. South Somerset has handled 5,592 applications of this type. This one was decided in 87 days, 6 weeks longer than South Somerset's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 70 applications across MARTOCK.

96% of full 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

Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
10
Parish
Martock
District
NORTH

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 November 2012
Target decision date
5 February 2013

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Genesis Town Planning Ltd 26 Chapel Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1DL

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Appeal

Appeal status
Appeal decided
Appeal date
16 April 2013
Appeal result
Dismissed
Appeal decision date
29 July 2013

Additional information

Documents
85
Constraints
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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 (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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 Somerset

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