Drakelow Tunnels Kingsford Lane Wolverley Worcestershire DY11 5SL

19/0242/FULLFull applicationRefused

Full

Refused on 16 October 2019

Council decision: RefusePlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Change of use of approximately 285,000 sq feet of floorspace within the Drakelow Tunnels for the storage of wine and other alcoholic drinks (Class Use B8), erection of 2 portacabins and new boundary treatment, refurbishment of metal structure to form rece

Received: 26 April 2019
Decision level: Planning committee
Council: Wyre Forest District Council
Ward: Wyre Forest Rural

ReceivedReceived26 Apr
ValidatedValidated26 Apr
Consult.Consultation21 May
TargetTarget Date26 Jul
DecidedDecided16 Oct

Decided in 173 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Drakelow Tunnels Kingsford Lane Wolverley Worcestershire DY11 5SL. Wyre Forest has handled 2,383 applications of this type. This one was decided in 173 days, 18 weeks longer than Wyre Forest's typical decision time. There have been 8 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 83 applications across Wyre Forest Rural. We hold 1,684 applications in total for the DY11 postcode area.

91% of full applications at Wyre Forest District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: DY11 5SL
Application type: Full application
Scale / size: Medium
Parish: Wolverley And Cookley

Planning application dates

Date validated: 26 April 2019
Consultation expiry: 30 May 2019
Consultation start: 30 April 2019
Consultation end: 21 May 2019
Neighbour consultation start: 23 October 2019
Last date for comments: 21 May 2019
Target decision date: 26 July 2019
Committee meeting: 17 September 2019
Permission expires: 16 October 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent: (Mr Peter Brady)
Agent address: (Mr Peter Brady) 8 Marquis Close Bishops Stortford CM23 4PH

Planning decision

Statutory period: 91 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 9 May 2019
Advertisement expiry: 30 May 2019

Appeal

Appeal reference: 0011/REF
Appeal status: Awaiting decision
Appeal result: Appeal Allowed

Additional information

Comments: 0
Documents: 45

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
Listed building: Grade II: Richard Baxter MonumentOn this site
Green belt: Wyre Forest
Scheduled monument: Small multivallate hillfort on Drakelow Hill, 250m west of Solcum FarmPart of the site
Local nature reserve: Kingsford Forest ParkNext to the site

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

Also checked, none recorded (18)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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Change of use of approximately 285,000 sq feet of floorspace within the Drakelow Tunnels for the storage of…
This applicationRefusedFull19/0242/FULL

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