Old School House Folkington Lane Folkington Polegate East Sussex BN26 5SD

SDNP/15/04909/FULFull ApplicationRefused

Full

Refused on 23 November 2015

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Change of use from annexe to single dwelling.

Received: 28 September 2015
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: South Downs
Ward: East Dean Ward

ReceivedReceived28 Sep
ValidatedValidated28 Sep
Consult.Consultation13 Nov
TargetTarget Date23 Nov
DecidedDecided23 Nov

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an outbuilding at Old School House Folkington Lane Folkington Polegate East Sussex BN26 5SD. South Downs has handled 5,093 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 42 applications across East Dean Ward. We hold 895 applications in total for the BN26 postcode area.

88% of full applications at South Downs were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: BN26 5SD
Application type: Full Application
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Long Man Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 28 September 2015
Last date for comments: 13 November 2015
Target decision date: 23 November 2015

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Appeal

Appeal status: Appeal determined
Appeal result: Appeal Dismissed

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-04516831
Documents: 37
Constraints: 8

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

National park: South Downs
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

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 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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Source: South Downs

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