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3 Newton Road Yeovil BA20 1NF

16/04661/FULFull ApplicationPending Decision
Full

Proposal

Change of use, conversion and extension of former creamery building to form 85 new flats, provision of parking and retention of 14 existing flats.

Received
26 October 2016
Decided
31 March 2017 · Application Permitted with Conditions
Decision level
Planning committee
Council
South Somerset
Ward
YEOVIL LYDE
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received26 Oct
  2. Validated26 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target25 Jan
  5. Decided31 Mar

Decided in 156 days (council typically 42)

6 weeks typical decision time in South Somerset96% of full applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 3 Newton Road Yeovil BA20 1NF. South Somerset has handled 5,589 applications of this type and approves 92% of them, typically deciding them in 59 days. This one was decided in 156 days, 14 weeks longer than South Somerset's median. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,576 applications in total for the BA20 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
16/04661/FUL
Address
3 Newton Road Yeovil BA20 1NF
Postcode
BA20 1NF
Local Authority
South Somerset
Application Type
Full Application
Scale / Size
Large
Number of Dwellings
85
Decision Status
Conditions
Current Status
Approved
Ward
YEOVIL LYDE
Parish
Yeovil
District
Parishward: New town

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Greenslade Taylor Hunt
Agent Address
Winchester House Deane Gate Avenue Taunton TA1 2UH

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
26 October 2016
Target Decision Date
25 January 2017
Date Decided
31 March 2017
Date Validated
26 October 2016
Date Submitted
26 October 2016
Committee Meeting
1 February 2017

Planning Decision

Decision
Application Permitted with Conditions
Decided By
Committee (Use on Recommendations)
Statutory Period
91 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-05549364
Comments
0
Documents
65
Constraints
14
Coordinates
50.942190, -2.624684
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: South Somerset

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Associated applications

  1. 2018
    21 Jun

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (Materials) and 5 (Boundary) of approval of planning application 16/04661/FUL

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions18/02059/DOC
  2. 2016
    26 Oct

    Change of use, conversion and extension of former creamery building to form 85 new flats, provision of…

    This applicationApplication Permitted with ConditionsFull16/04661/FUL

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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 (20)

flood storage areas, conservation 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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