The Bowles Outdoor Centre, Sandhill Lane, Eridge Green, Nr. Tunbridge Wells.

WD/2000/2329/JFPlanning and Building RegulationApproved

Approved on 9 March 2001

Council decision: ApprovalPlanning committee

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

DEMOLITION OF DORMITORY ACCOMMODATION DOWN TO FIRST FLOOR LEVEL TOGETHER WITH EXTERNAL STAIRCASES. REBUILDING OF UPPER FLOORS TO SIMILAR EXTERNAL PROFILE, PLUS EXTENSION TO REAR OVER SINGLE-STOREY SECTION, REBUILDING OF STAIRCASES AS FULLY CLAD MEANS OF ESCAPE. DEMOLITION OF STAFF ACCOMMODATION DOWN TO GROUND FLOOR SLAB. REBUILDING OF NEW SPLIT-LEVEL BLOCK ON EXISTING 'FOOTPRINT' WITH EXTENSION TO NORTHERN END. DEMOLITION/REBUILDING OF STORE TO NORTH OF DORMITORY, ENCLOSURE OF BALCONY TO DAY LODGE.

Received: 6 November 2000
Decision level: Planning committee
Council: Wealden District Council

ReceivedReceived6 Nov
ValidatedValidated24 Nov
Consult.Consultation2 Jan
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided9 Mar

Decided in 105 days

About this application

This is a planning application for demolition at THE BOWLES OUTDOOR CENTRE, SANDHILL LANE, ERIDGE GREEN, NR. TUNBRIDGE WELLS.. Wealden has handled 13,588 applications of this type. This one was decided in 123 days, 10 weeks longer than Wealden's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.

Application details

Application type: Planning and Building Regulation
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Rotherfield

Planning application dates

Date validated: 24 November 2000
Consultation expiry: 2 January 2001
Neighbour consultation end: 2 January 2001
Committee meeting: 8 March 2001

Publicity

Site notice end: 29 December 2000

Additional information

Documents: 1

Site constraints

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

National Landscape (AONB): High Weald
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 (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 parks, 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: Wealden

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