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Central House Church Street Yeovil Somerset BA20 1HE

17/02681/P3JPAPrior Approval Part 3 Class JApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 31 July 2017

Council decision: Application Permitted

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Prior approval for the change of use of ground floor from offices (Use Class B1a) to 3 No. residential apartments.

Received
15 June 2017
Council
South Somerset
Ward
YEOVIL COLLEGE
  1. Received15 Jun
  2. Validated15 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target10 Aug
  5. Decided31 Jul

Decided in 46 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at Central House Church Street Yeovil Somerset BA20 1HE. South Somerset has handled 638 applications of this type. This one was decided in 46 days, 4 days longer than South Somerset's typical decision time. The site is in the Yeovil conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. We hold 1,581 applications in total for the BA20 postcode area.

88% of outline 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
BA20 1HE
Application type
Prior Approval Part 3 Class J
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Yeovil
District
Parishward: Central

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 June 2017
Target decision date
10 August 2017

Applicant and agent

Agent address
The Old Fire Station Enterprise Centre Salt Lane Salisbury SP1 1DU

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
13
Constraints
12

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Yeovil
  • Listed building: Grade II: 22, Princes StreetOn or next to this site · +3 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.

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Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2017
    21 Jun

    The carrying out of external alterations including replacement door and the addition of 1 new window and…

    Application Permitted with ConditionsFull Application17/02547/FUL
  2. 2017
    23 Feb

    Prior approval for the change of use of first floor from offices to 5 No. residential units.

    ApprovedPrior Approval Part 3 Class J17/00973/P3JPA
  3. 2017
    23 Feb

    Prior approval for the change of use of third floor from offices to 4 No. residential units.

    ApprovedPrior Approval Part 3 Class J17/00979/P3JPA
  4. 2017
    23 Feb

    Prior approval for the change of use of second floor from offices to 5 No. residential units.

    ApprovedPrior Approval Part 3 Class J17/00981/P3JPA
  5. 2016
    1 Nov

    Prior approval for the proposed change of use from B1(a) Office to C3 14 No. apartments

    ApprovedPrior Approval Part 3 Class J16/04844/P3JPA
  6. 2004
    24 Jun

    Replacement of 12 No. sash windows (GR355596/116053

    Application Permitted with ConditionsFull Application04/01826/FUL

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