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Land Rear Of Pheonix Hotel And Car Park Essex Close Chard Somerset

18/01713/FULFull ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 17 August 2018

Council decision: Application Permitted with ConditionsPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

The erection of 4 No. detached dwellings with garaging, parking and private drive.

Received
17 May 2018
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
1
Council
South Somerset
Ward
CHARD COMBE
  1. Received17 May
  2. Validated30 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target25 Jul
  5. Decided17 Aug

Decided in 79 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at Land Rear Of Pheonix Hotel And Car Park Essex Close Chard Somerset. South Somerset has handled 5,592 applications of this type. This one was decided in 92 days, 7 weeks longer than South Somerset's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.

96% of full 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

Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Chard Town

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 May 2018
Target decision date
25 July 2018
Committee meeting
15 August 2018

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Trevor J Spurway Ltd 55 Staplegrove Road Taunton Somerset TA1 1DG

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
27

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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 (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.

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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    The erection of 4 No. detached dwellings with garaging, parking and private drive. S73A application to vary…

    Application Permitted with ConditionsVariation of conditions (s73)21/02188/S73A
  2. 2018
    17 May

    The erection of 4 No. detached dwellings with garaging, parking and private drive.

    This applicationApplication Permitted with ConditionsFull18/01713/FUL

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