Water Tower Higher Clovelly Devon
Approved on 30 November 2018
Council decision: Application ApprovedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Notification for prior approval for a change of use from B8 storage or distribution building (former water tower) and any land within its curtilage to dwellinghouse (Class C3)
- Received
- 10 October 2018
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Torridge District Council
- Ward
- Clovelly Bay
- ReceivedReceived10 Oct
- ValidatedValidated11 Oct
- Consult.Consultation1 Nov
- TargetTarget Date6 Dec
- DecidedDecided30 Nov
Decided in 50 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an application to amend a permission at Water Tower Higher Clovelly Devon. Torridge has handled 190 applications of this type. This one was decided in 51 days, 5 days quicker than Torridge's typical decision time. There have been 3 other applications at this address.
89% of amendment applications at Torridge District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Application type
- Change of Use PD Notification
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Clovelly
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 11 October 2018
- Consultation expiry
- 21 November 2018
- Consultation start
- 30 November 2018
- Consultation end
- 1 November 2018
- Last date for comments
- 21 November 2018
- Target decision date
- 6 December 2018
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 2 Chartfield House (2nd Floor) Castle Street Taunton TA1 4AS
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 18 October 2018
- Advertisement expiry
- 18 October 2018
- Site notice start
- 1 November 2018
- Site notice end
- 21 November 2018
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- 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 (22)
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, 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.
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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202228 Jun
Proposed double garage and additional driveway parking
ApprovedFull Application1/0691/2022/FUL - 20201 Sep
Non Material Amendment to planning approval 1/0231/2020/FUL
ApprovedNon-material amendment1/0751/2020/NMAT - 202020 Mar
Change of use of land to residential garden, cladding of dwelling and alterations to fenestration positions…
ApprovedFull Application1/0231/2020/FUL - 201814 Jun
Certificate of proposed lawful use for insertion of new door and window openings to existing storage building
ApprovedCertificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev1/0605/2018/CPL
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