The Guildhall Fore Street Chard Somerset TA20 1PP

18/00732/LBCListed Building ConsentPending Decision

Proposal

Installation of 3 air conditioning condensing units to the exterior wall of the Guildhall in an area adjacent to Howards Row.

Received: 2 March 2018
Decided: 13 June 2018 · Application Permitted with Conditions
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: South Somerset
Ward: CHARD HOLYROOD

Approximate site (title boundary)

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ReceivedSubmitted2 Mar
ValidatedValidated18 Apr
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date13 Jun
DecidedDecided13 Jun

Decided in 56 days (council typically 42)

6 weeks typical decision time in South Somerset97% of heritage applications approved

This is a heritage application at The Guildhall Fore Street Chard Somerset TA20 1PP. South Somerset has handled 1,681 applications of this type and approves 94% of them, typically deciding them in 62 days. This one was decided in 103 days, 6 weeks longer than South Somerset's median. The site is in the Chard conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 10 other applications at this address. We hold 1,859 applications in total for the TA20 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference

18/00732/LBC

Address

The Guildhall Fore Street Chard Somerset TA20 1PP

Postcode

TA20 1PP

Local Authority

South Somerset

Application Type

Listed Building Consent

Scale / Size

Small

Decision Status

Conditions

Current Status

Approved

Ward

CHARD HOLYROOD

Parish

Chard Town

Applicant & Agent

Applicant Address

Chard Town Council The Guildhall Fore Street CHARD TA20 1PP

Planning Application Dates

Date Received

2 March 2018

Target Decision Date

13 June 2018

Date Decided

13 June 2018

Date Validated

18 April 2018

Date Submitted

2 March 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-06784778

Comments

Documents

Coordinates

50.872494, -2.964701

Enriching application data

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: South Somerset

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Planning history at this site

12 other applications at this property, newest first.

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Chard
Listed building: Grade II*: The GuildhallOn this site · +2 more
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 (20)

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, nutrient neutrality catchments, 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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