7 High Street Chard Somerset TA20 1QF
Proposal
Alterations to front elevation and the change of use from medical centre (Use Class D1) to estate agent office (Use Class A2) and the formation of 2 No. self contained flats and a 5 No. bedroom House of Multiple Occupation (Part Retrospective). (GR 332104/108556)
- Received
- 16 June 2014
- Decided
- 28 August 2014 · Application Permitted with Conditions
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Public comments
- 3
- Council
- South Somerset
- Ward
- CHARD HOLYROOD
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- ReceivedSubmitted16 Jun
- ValidatedValidated17 Jun
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date12 Aug
- DecidedDecided28 Aug
Decided in 72 days (council typically 42)
This is a full planning application for a change of use at 7 High Street Chard Somerset TA20 1QF. South Somerset has handled 5,613 applications of this type and approves 92% of them, typically deciding them in 59 days. This one was decided in 73 days, 2 weeks longer than South Somerset's median. The site is in the Chard conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,859 applications in total for the TA20 postcode area.
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- Conservation area: ChardPart of the site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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Also checked, none recorded (20)
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