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Fornham Farm Thetford Road Fornham St Martin Suffolk

DC/14/1441/PMBPAPrior Approval Agriculture to DwellingApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 30 September 2014

Council decision: Prior approval requiredDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Prior Approval Application - (i) Change of use of agricultural building to dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) (ii) associated operational development.

Received
4 August 2014
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
The Fornhams And Great Barton
Agent
Acorus Rural Property Services
  1. Received4 Aug
  2. Validated5 Aug
  3. Consult.29 Aug
  4. Target30 Sep
  5. Decided30 Sep

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at Fornham Farm Thetford Road Fornham St Martin Suffolk. West Suffolk has handled 399 applications of this type. This one was decided in 57 days. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 70 applications across The Fornhams And Great Barton.

82% of outline applications at West Suffolk Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Prior Approval Agriculture to Dwelling
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Fornham St. Martin Cum St.Genevieve

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 August 2014
Consultation expiry
12 September 2014
Consultation start
8 August 2014
Consultation end
29 August 2014
Target decision date
30 September 2014
Permission expires
30 September 2019

Applicant and agent

Agent
Acorus Rural Property Services
Architect profile
ACORUS RURAL PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED
Agent address
Old Market Office 10 Risbygate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3AA

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
22 August 2014
Site notice end
12 September 2014

Additional information

Documents
15
Constraints
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

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.

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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Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2020
    9 Dec

    Application to discharge condition 4 (surface water disposal) of DC/20/1197/FUL

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDCON(A)/20/1197
  2. 2020
    22 Jul

    Planning Application - Lambing unit. As amended by plans received 26 October 2020.

    ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationDC/20/1197/FUL
  3. 2020
    19 Feb

    Determination in Respect of Permitted Agricultural Development - 1no. Lambing Unit

    RefusedAgricultural NotificationDC/20/0330/AG1
  4. 2016
    12 Oct

    Planning Application - Retention of dwelling

    RefusedFull Planning ApplicationDC/16/2278/FUL
  5. 2015
    30 Jun

    Planning Application - Agricultural barn for storage

    ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationDC/15/1332/FUL
  6. 2015
    2 Apr

    Application for Lawful Development Certificate for Proposed Use - Change of use of agricultural building to…

    ApprovedCertificate of Lawful Proposed Use/DevDC/15/0704/CLP

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