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5 Welch Way Witney

12/1573/P/FPFull ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 19 December 2012

Council decision: Grant, subject to conditionsPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of 5 retail units, rear service area and associated parking (amendments to planning permission 12/0411/p/fp to allow change of use of unit 5 from (a1) retail to mixed use (a1 & a3) coffee shop).

Received
19 October 2012
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Witney South
Agent
The Louis De Soissons Partnership
  1. Received19 Oct
  2. Validated19 Oct
  3. Consult.22 Nov
  4. Target
  5. Decided19 Dec

Decided in 61 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 5 Welch Way Witney. West Oxfordshire has handled 5,216 applications of this type. This one was decided in 61 days, 12 days longer than West Oxfordshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Witney and Cogges conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 39 applications across Witney South.

95% of full applications at West Oxfordshire District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Witney

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 October 2012
Last date for comments
22 November 2012
Committee meeting
17 December 2012

Applicant and agent

Agent
The Louis De Soissons Partnership
Agent address
Shoot Lodge Lawrence End Road Wandon Green Herts LU2 8PH

Additional information

Documents
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Witney And Cogges Conservation Area

Not published by this council, so not checked: tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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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Associated applications

  1. 2012
    24 Oct

    Erection of five retail units, rear service area and associated parking (to allow increase to first floor…

    ApprovedFull ApplicationFiled alongside12/1588/P/FP
  2. 2012
    19 Oct

    Erection of 5 retail units, rear service area and associated parking (amendments to planning permission…

    This applicationApprovedFull12/1573/P/FP

Planning history at this site

8 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2013
    8 Apr

    Change of use of land to provide outside seating area.

    RefusedFull Application13/0439/P/FP
  2. 2013
    26 Mar

    Erection of two fascia and one hanging sign to be externally illuminated.

    ApprovedAdvertisement consent13/0387/P/AC
  3. 2013
    5 Mar

    Installation of plant equipment at rear first floor level and provision of rear bin store.

    ApprovedFull Application13/0320/P/FP
  4. 2013
    11 Feb

    Installation of air conditioning units, ventilation and heat pump air curtain including three external…

    ApprovedFull Application13/0202/P/FP
  5. 2013
    7 Feb

    Installation of new shop fronts and air conditioning units to rear elevation.

    ApprovedFull Application13/0194/P/FP
  6. 2013
    7 Feb

    Erection of illuminated fascia and hanging signs

    ApprovedAdvertisement consent13/0195/P/AC

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