The Kings Head East Grinstead Road North Chailey East Sussex BN8 4DH

LW/18/0988Planning ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 22 February 2019

Planning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Proposed Ground Floor Change of Use from A4 to C3 and refurbishment of ground floor to 1 x 1 bed flat and 1 x 2 bed flat

Received: 12 December 2018
Decision level: Planning committee
Public comments: 1
Council: Lewes District Council
Ward: Chailey & Wivelsfield

ReceivedReceived12 Dec
ValidatedValidated12 Dec
Consult.Consultation15 Jan
TargetTarget Date22 Feb
DecidedDecided22 Feb

Decided in 72 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at The Kings Head East Grinstead Road North Chailey East Sussex BN8 4DH. Lewes has handled 2,780 applications of this type. This one was decided in 72 days, 2 weeks longer than Lewes's typical decision time. There have been 14 other applications at this address. We hold 1,970 applications in total for the BN8 postcode area.

92% of full applications at Lewes District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: BN8 4DH
Application type: Planning Application
Scale / size: Medium
Parish: Chailey

Planning application dates

Date validated: 12 December 2018
Consultation expiry: 18 January 2019
Consultation start: 18 December 2018
Consultation end: 15 January 2019
Neighbour consultation start: 12 February 2019
Neighbour consultation end: 15 January 2019
Last date for comments: 18 January 2019
Target decision date: 22 February 2019
Committee meeting: 20 February 2019
Permission expires: 22 February 2022

Planning decision

Statutory period: 72 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 21 December 2018
Advertisement expiry: 18 January 2019
Site notice start: 19 December 2018
Site notice end: 9 January 2019

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-07364190
Documents: 42
Constraints: 8

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation 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.

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Associated applications

2018
12 Dec
Proposed Ground Floor Change of Use from A4 to B1 and refurbishment of ground floor to office space with…
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2018
12 Dec
Proposed Ground Floor Change of Use from A4 to C3 and refurbishment of ground floor to 1 x 1 bed flat and 1 x…
This applicationApprovedFullLW/18/0988

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