Barn Approximately 350 Metres North East Of Great Shefford House Church Street Great Shefford Hungerford

24/00321/AGRICAgricultural DevelopmentRefused

Prior approval

Refused on 25 March 2024

Council decision: RefusalDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Replacement Barn

Received: 16 February 2024
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: West Berkshire Council
Ward: Downlands

ReceivedReceived16 Feb
ValidatedValidated19 Mar
Consult.Consultation9 Apr
TargetTarget Date14 Apr
DecidedDecided25 Mar

Decided in 6 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application at Barn Approximately 350 Metres North East Of Great Shefford House Church Street Great Shefford Hungerford. West Berkshire has handled 62 applications of this type. This one was decided in 38 days, 3 weeks quicker than West Berkshire's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 51 applications across Downlands.

91% of all applications at West Berkshire Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type: Agricultural Development
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Great Shefford Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 19 March 2024
Consultation expiry: 9 April 2024
Consultation end: 9 April 2024
Last date for comments: 12 April 2024
Target decision date: 14 April 2024
Permission expires: 25 March 2029

Applicant and agent

Agent address: Heathside Ermin Street Shefford Woodlands RG17 7AJ

Planning decision

Statutory period: 26 days

Additional information

Comments: 0
Documents: 5
Constraints: 18

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Lambourn SACApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
National Landscape (AONB): North Wessex Downs
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, national parks, 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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Source: West Berkshire

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