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Welham House South Street Risby Bury St. Edmunds IP286QU

SE/11/0700Full Planning ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 28 July 2011

Council decision: Approve application

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Proposal

Planning Application - Erection of (i) extension (ii) porch (iii) dormer windows in association with conversion of loft

Received
17 May 2011
Ward
Risby
  1. Received17 May
  2. Validated10 Jun
  3. Consult.13 Jul
  4. Target5 Aug
  5. Decided28 Jul

Decided in 48 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at Welham House South Street Risby Bury St. Edmunds IP286QU. West Suffolk has handled 2,535 applications of this type. This one was decided in 72 days, 2 weeks longer than West Suffolk's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 45 applications across Risby. We hold 1,142 applications in total for the IP28 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
IP28 6QU
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Risby

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 June 2011
Consultation expiry
21 July 2011
Consultation start
22 June 2011
Consultation end
13 July 2011
Target decision date
5 August 2011
Permission expires
27 July 2014

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Chartered Architect Christmas House Upper Town Pakenham Bury St. Edmunds Suffolk IP31 2LA

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
1 July 2011
Advertisement expiry
21 July 2011
Site notice start
22 June 2011
Site notice end
12 July 2011

Additional information

Documents
11
Constraints
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: RisbyPart of the site
  • 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 (21)

flood storage 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

11 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2023
    27 Jun

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one Leylandii (marked with red circle on plan) fell

    ApprovedWorks to trees in Conservation AreaDC/23/1013/TCA
  2. 2021
    30 Apr

    Non material amendment for DC/20/1729/HH

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentNMA(A)/20/1729
  3. 2020
    8 Oct

    Householder planning application - a. Two bay car port/wood store b. brick enclosure for heat pump c. outdoor…

    ApprovedHouseholderDC/20/1729/HH
  4. 2020
    16 Sep

    Trees in a conservation area - 1no. Ash (T1 on plan) - Overall crown reduction by up to 3 metres to previous…

    ApprovedWorks to trees in Conservation AreaDC/20/1583/TCA
  5. 2019
    3 Sep

    Householder Planning Application - (i) detached garden room/office/Gym (ii) detached double garage and (iii)…

    WithdrawnHouseholderDC/19/1824/HH
  6. 2016
    13 Sep

    Householder Planning Application - (i) single storey side extension (following demolition of existing…

    ApprovedHouseholderDC/16/1977/HH

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