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Burwell House The Street Fornham St Martin Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 1SW

DC/15/0241/HHHouseholder ApplicationPermitted
Householder

Proposal

Householder Planning Application - First floor rear dormer

Received
5 February 2015
Decided
31 March 2015 · Approve application
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
The Fornhams And Great Barton
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received5 Feb
  2. Validated5 Feb
  3. Consult.2 Mar
  4. Target2 Apr
  5. Decided31 Mar

Decided in 54 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in West Suffolk94% of full applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at Burwell House The Street Fornham St Martin Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 1SW. West Suffolk has handled 2,535 applications of this type and approves 92% of them, typically deciding them in 59 days. This one was decided in 54 days, 5 days quicker than West Suffolk's median. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 70 applications across The Fornhams And Great Barton. We hold 1,698 applications in total for the IP31 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
DC/15/0241/HH
Address
Burwell House The Street Fornham St Martin Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 1SW
Postcode
IP31 1SW
Local Authority
West Suffolk
Application Type
Householder Application
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
The Fornhams And Great Barton
Parish
Fornham St. Martin Cum St.Genevieve

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address
Snails Old Bank Prickwillow Ely Cambs CB8 8ES

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
5 February 2015
Consultation Expiry
6 March 2015
Target Decision Date
2 April 2015
Date Decided
31 March 2015
Date Validated
5 February 2015
Date Submitted
5 February 2015
Consultation Start
9 February 2015
Consultation End
2 March 2015
Neighbour Consultation End
2 March 2015
Permission Expires
31 March 2018

Planning Decision

Decision
Approve application
Decided By
Delegated
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Last Advertised
13 February 2015
Advertisement Expiry
6 March 2015

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-03959062
Documents
17
Constraints
7
Coordinates
52.270930, 0.712333
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: West Suffolk

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

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