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Former Grenville College Belvoir Road Bideford Devon EX39 3JP

1/0856/2011/FULMFull ApplicationPermitted
Full

Proposal

Demolition of derelict school buildings and construction of 67no. dwellings and associated garages, roads, sewers and other associated works - Amended plans

Received
30 August 2011
Decided
22 January 2013 · Application Approved
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
4
Ward
Bideford North
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received30 Aug
  2. Validated22 Sep
  3. Consult.22 Jan
  4. Target22 Dec
  5. Decided22 Jan

Decided in 488 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Torridge91% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for demolition at Former Grenville College Belvoir Road Bideford Devon EX39 3JP. Torridge has handled 2,880 applications of this type and approves 90% of them, typically deciding them in 63 days. This one was decided in 511 days, 64 weeks longer than Torridge's median. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 29 applications across Bideford North. We hold 1,843 applications in total for the EX39 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
1/0856/2011/FULM
Address
Former Grenville College Belvoir Road Bideford Devon EX39 3JP
Postcode
EX39 3JP
Local Authority
Torridge
Application Type
Full Application
Scale / Size
Large
Number of Dwellings
67
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Application Permitted
Ward
Bideford North
Parish
Bideford

Applicant & Agent

Applicant Address
C/o 8 Lansdown Place Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 2HU

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
30 August 2011
Consultation Expiry
22 January 2013
Target Decision Date
22 December 2011
Date Decided
22 January 2013
Date Validated
22 September 2011
Date Submitted
30 August 2011
Consultation Start
22 January 2013
Consultation End
22 January 2013
Neighbour Consultation Start
22 January 2013
Neighbour Consultation End
22 January 2013
Last Date for Comments
22 January 2013
Application Expires
14 October 2011
Permission Expires
22 January 2016

Planning Decision

Decision
Application Approved
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
91 days

Publicity

Last Advertised
23 February 2012
Advertisement Expiry
14 March 2012
Site Notice Start
23 September 2012
Site Notice End
13 October 2012

Appeal

Additional Information

Comments
4
Documents
74
Constraints
1
Coordinates
51.018180, -4.214900
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Torridge

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Planning constraints

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  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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Also checked, none recorded (22)

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