George Inn Church Street Martock Somerset TA12 6JL

13/02638/FULFull ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 2 December 2013

Council decision: Application Permitted with ConditionsPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Change of use from Use Class A4 (public House) with associated landlords accommodation (C3) at first floor to cafe (A3) on the ground floor and function room/ community meeting rooms (D1) on the first floor (partially retrospective). External alterations to include 2 no. new windows to rear of front range, Fence to north-west boundary at rear, and associated new gate (GR 346203/119147)

Received: 28 June 2013
Decision level: Planning committee
Public comments: 25
Council: South Somerset
Ward: MARTOCK

ReceivedReceived28 Jun
ValidatedValidated10 Jul
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date4 Sep
DecidedDecided2 Dec

Decided in 145 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at George Inn Church Street Martock Somerset TA12 6JL. South Somerset has handled 5,592 applications of this type. This one was decided in 157 days, 16 weeks longer than South Somerset's typical decision time. The site is in the Martock and Bower Hinton conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 11 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 70 applications across MARTOCK. We hold 685 applications in total for the TA12 postcode area.

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

Postcode: TA12 6JL
Application type: Full Application
Scale / size: Large
Parish: Martock

Planning application dates

Date validated: 10 July 2013
Target decision date: 4 September 2013
Committee meeting: 27 November 2013

Applicant and agent

Agent: benjamin + beauchamp
Agent address: Benjamin + Beauchamp Architects The Borough Studios The Borough Wedmore Somerset BS28 4PA United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-02652134
Documents: 111
Constraints: 14

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
Conservation area: Martock and Bower Hinton
Listed building: Grade II: The George InnOn this site · +4 more
Nutrient neutrality catchment: Parrett CatchmentApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation

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.

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16 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: South Somerset

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