The Real China 66 Middle Street Yeovil Somerset BA20 1LX

24/00511/P3MAPA COU Class E to DwellingApproved

Outline / PiP

Approved on 11 April 2024

Council decision: Application Permitted with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)3 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Prior approval for proposed Change of use from commercial, business and Service use ( Class E) to dwellinghouses ( Class C3); conversion of 1st and 2nd floor office space into 10 no self contained apartments, 5 per floor, including the formation of bin store on the ground floor and cycle store in the basement and the formation of a protected means of escape using existing entrances to the building, comprising a new stair case, passenger lift and associated partitions to form corridors.

Received: 27 February 2024
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: South Somerset
Ward: YEOVIL SOUTH
Agent: J P Gainsford Associates

ReceivedReceived27 Feb
ValidatedValidated6 Mar
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date1 May
DecidedDecided11 Apr

Decided in 36 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at The Real China 66 Middle Street Yeovil Somerset BA20 1LX. South Somerset has handled 637 applications of this type. This one was decided in 44 days. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 54 applications across YEOVIL SOUTH. 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 1LX
Application type: PA COU Class E to Dwelling
Scale / size: Medium
Number of dwellings: 10
Parish: Yeovil

Planning application dates

Date validated: 6 March 2024
Target decision date: 1 May 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent: J P Gainsford Associates
Agent address: 1 Tower Lane Taunton TA1 4AR

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Comments: 0
Documents: 0

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
Brownfield land register: 66 Middle Street, YeovilRegister 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 (20)

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 and heritage coasts.

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Source: South Somerset

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