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Application Details
Description: Certificate of lawfulness application for the proposed use of premises as an optician, podiatry, hearing and facial aesthetics practice (Class E)
Status: Approval
Applicant Name
Hasnain Ramji, H R Optics Ltd
Application Location
72 High Street
Evesham
WR11 4EU
UPRN
Ward
Evesham North Ward
Parish
Evesham
Agent Name
Hasnain Ramji, H R Optics Ltd
Agent Address
37 Paradise Lane
Hall Green
Birmingham
West Midlands
B28 0DY
Application Reference: W/24/02616/CLPU
Application Type: Certificate of Lawfulness of proposed use
Case Officer: Chris Mohtram
Decision Level: Delegated
Application Received Date: Monday 30 December 2024
Application Valid Date: Monday 30 December 2024
Consultation Start Date: Monday 6 January 2025
Consultation End Date: Monday 27 January 2025
Site Visit Notice Date: N/A
Advert Expiry Date: N/A
Committee Date: N/A
Decision Date: Wednesday 19 February 2025
Appeal Date: N/A
Appeal Decision: N/A
Consultees
- Cllr Charlie Homer, Evesham North Ward
- Cllr Mary Tasker, Evesham North Ward
Relevant Policies and Constraints
- Minor Aquifer
- SWDP 10: Secondary Shopping Frontage
- Affect setting: Evesham Conservation Area
- Paper: Evesham Journal - Thursday
- SWDP 10: Shopping Centres
- CIL004 - Main Urban Area
- Wind Turbines
- Policy Case ELA - WDC/243/EMP. Car Park Off Swan Lane And, 70-72 High Street, Evesham. Reconfiguration of existing retained retail unit to provide 3 retail units, remedial works following demolition of existing building and provision of access and private car park. (Previously part of Coop store some of that sqm will now be a car park). Complete.
- Policy Case ELA - WDC/258/EMP. Car Park Off Swan Lane And, 70-72 High Street, Evesham, Try WR11 4PF. Demolition of existing building "Just for Pets" to facilitate comprehensive redevelopment of the site.. Under Construction.
- Policy Case HLA - PAR/37/170/HOU. HIGH ST/SWAN LANE. . Affordable. Small site (EMP only)
- SWDP 6: Conservation Area
- SWDP 2: Development Boundary
- SWDP 5: Urban - Unsurveyed
- Surface Water: Medium 1 in 100 extent
- Surface Water: Low 1 in 1000 extent
- Listed Buildings Affect Setting 25m Buffer: Grade II. HE Ref: 1081386. Potentially Curtilage Listed. 86, HIGH STREET. PCL/1081386
Application Documents
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This application has been approved
The following conditions and information notes are associated with the approval
Wychavon District Council of the Civic Centre, Queen Elizabeth Drive, Pershore, Worcestershire WR10 1PT HEREBY CERTIFY that on the 14 February 2025 the matter described in the First Schedule to this Certificate in respect of the land specified in the Second Schedule to this Certificate and outlined in red on the plan attached to this Certificate, would be lawful within the meaning of section 192 of the Town and Country Planning Act (as amended), for the following reason :-
That the matter described in the First Schedule constitutes “permitted development” under the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) and therefore would not require the express consent of any planning authority.
FIRST SCHEDULE
Certificate of lawfulness application for the proposed use of premises as an optician, podiatry, hearing and facial aesthetics practice
SECOND SCHEDULE
72 High Street, Evesham, WR11 4EU
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