4 Rectory Cottages The Drift Fornham St Martin Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 1SU
Approved on 24 June 2004
Council decision: Approve application
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Proposal
Planning Application - Erection of (i) storey extension to front of dwelling (following demolition of garage); (ii) detached double garage; and (ii) construction of vehicular access as amended by letter and drawing received 2nd April 2004 indicating reduction in size of extension
- Received
- 28 January 2004
- Council
- West Suffolk Council
- Ward
- The Fornhams And Great Barton
- ReceivedReceived28 Jan
- ValidatedValidated28 Jan
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date22 Mar
- DecidedDecided24 Jun
Decided in 148 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at 4 Rectory Cottages The Drift Fornham St Martin Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 1SU. West Suffolk has handled 2,535 applications of this type. This one was decided in 148 days, 13 weeks longer than West Suffolk's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings 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 1,716 applications in total for the IP31 postcode area.
94% of full 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
- Postcode
- IP31 1SU
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Fornham St. Martin Cum St.Genevieve
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 28 January 2004
- Consultation expiry
- 27 February 2004
- Target decision date
- 22 March 2004
- Committee meeting
- 3 June 2004
- Permission expires
- 23 June 2009
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 88-89 St. Johns Street Bury St. Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1SQ
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 54 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 6 February 2004
- Advertisement expiry
- 27 February 2004
Additional information
- Documents
- 2
- Constraints
- 1
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. 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
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: West Suffolk
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