Symn Lane Car Park Site History
October 19, 2024•388 words
Background
- February 2015 The project gets its first public announcement. 10 homes, 100 car park spaces.
- March 2016 Public consultation at Wotton Civic Centre.
Planning
- Oct 2017 Planning application for the construction of 12 homes, access road and car park for 80 cars and 2 coaches.
- S.17/2307/FUL for the houses and car park
- Town Council - Oppose
- Permitted August 2019
- July 2019 Section 106 signed
- Clearly states that three of the twelve homes to be affordable units
- Clearly shows the layout of the car park including the bank parking area
- Clearly states not to permit occupation of the homes until car park is completed to the approval of SDC
- August 2019 Variation to adjust site levels
- S.19/1722/VAR
- Town Council - No comment
- Approved June 2022
- Feb 2021 Variation to remove the affordable housing
- S.21/0113/VAR
- Town Council - Comment Only
- Withdrawn May 2022
- May 2022 Variation to enable the occupation of the first 6 homes
- S.22/1029/106R
- Town Council - Support
- Consent December 2022
- Mar 2023 Variation to provide landscaping in lieu of bank parking
- S.23/0525/VAR
- Town Council - Support
- Refused June 2023
- Oct 2023 Variation to provide landscaping in lieu of bank parking
- S.23/2101/VAR
- Town Council - Yet to decide
- The purpose of this SDC DCC meeting
Land Registry
- All homes occupied except no 1,2 & 3
- no 1. £925,000 on 26 February 2021 (Affordable)
- no 2. £925,000 on 26 February 2021 (Affordable)
- no 3. £925,000 on 26 February 2021 (Affordable)
- no 12. £985,000 on 15 July 2022
- no 9. £925,000 on 21 July 2022
- no 11. £985,000 on 29 July 2022
- no 10. £1,081,000 on 24 August 2022
- no 8. £1,090,000 on 24 August 2022
- no 6. £840,000 on 18 May 2023
- no 7. £840,000 on 25 May 2023
- no 4. £350,000 on 05 June 2023
- no 5. £725,000 on 14 Dec 2023
23/10/24 Amended. Land Registry data (still used for no 1,2 & 3) appears not as accurate as Rightmove data (which excludes 1,2 & 3).
27/10/24 Amended to add a little more detail and links back to key decisions.