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7 Fore Street Chard TA20 1PJ

18/00549/FULFull ApplicationPending Decision
Full

Proposal

The removal of existing signage and ATM and infill window to match existing. The removal of internal fixtures, fitting and equipment relating to operation of the Natwest branch.

Received
15 February 2018
Decided
29 March 2018 · Application Permitted with Conditions
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Somerset
Ward
CHARD COMBE
Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

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  1. Received15 Feb
  2. Validated15 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target12 Apr
  5. Decided29 Mar

Decided in 42 days (council typically 42)

6 weeks typical decision time in South Somerset96% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for signage at 7 Fore Street Chard TA20 1PJ. 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 42 days, 2 weeks quicker than South Somerset's median. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,859 applications in total for the TA20 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
18/00549/FUL
Address
7 Fore Street Chard TA20 1PJ
Postcode
TA20 1PJ
Local Authority
South Somerset
Application Type
Full Application
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Conditions
Current Status
Approved
Ward
CHARD COMBE
Parish
Chard Town
District
WEST

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Lewis Hickey
Agent Address
Lewis Hickey 1 St Bernard's Row Edinburgh EH4 1HW United Kingdom

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
15 February 2018
Target Decision Date
12 April 2018
Date Decided
29 March 2018
Date Validated
15 February 2018
Date Submitted
15 February 2018

Planning Decision

Decision
Application Permitted with Conditions
Decided By
Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-06734154
Comments
0
Documents
0
Coordinates
50.872955, -2.965535
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: South Somerset

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Chard
  • Listed building: Grade II: Former National Westminster BankOn this site · +3 more
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Parrett CatchmentApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • Brownfield land register: Natwest, 7 Fore Street,ChardRegister site at or near this address
  • 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 (18)

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 and heritage coasts.

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Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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