68 Load Street Bewdley Worcestershire DY12 2AW

23/0263/LBCListed Building ConsentApproved

Approved on 21 June 2023

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Alterations and refurbishment to enable the 1st and 2nd floors of the building to be used as lettable office space.

Received: 13 April 2023
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 3
Council: Wyre Forest District Council
Ward: Bewdley And Rock
Agent: Graham Luxford Architect

ReceivedReceived13 Apr
ValidatedValidated13 Apr
Consult.Consultation17 Jun
TargetTarget Date30 Jun
DecidedDecided21 Jun

Decided in 69 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a heritage application at 68 Load Street Bewdley Worcestershire DY12 2AW. Wyre Forest has handled 464 applications of this type. This one was decided in 69 days, 3 weeks longer than Wyre Forest's typical decision time. The site is in the Bewdley conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 103 applications across Bewdley And Rock. We hold 1,844 applications in total for the DY12 postcode area.

94% of heritage 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: DY12 2AW
Application type: Listed Building Consent
Scale / size: Medium
Parish: Bewdley

Planning application dates

Date validated: 13 April 2023
Consultation expiry: 17 June 2023
Consultation start: 7 June 2023
Consultation end: 17 June 2023
Neighbour consultation start: 24 April 2023
Neighbour consultation end: 15 May 2023
Last date for comments: 17 June 2023
Target decision date: 30 June 2023
Permission expires: 21 June 2028

Applicant and agent

Agent: Graham Luxford Architect
Agent address: 63, Stourport Road Bewdley DY12 1BH United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period: 78 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 27 April 2023
Advertisement expiry: 11 May 2023
Site notice start: 27 April 2023
Site notice end: 18 May 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-12088138
Documents: 22
Constraints: 10

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)
Conservation area: Bewdley
Listed building: Grade II: 68, Load StreetOn this site · +4 more

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 (20)

flood storage areas, 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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9 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Wyre Forest

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