The Centre, High Street, Polegate.

WD/2000/2680/FFullApproved

Approved on 2 March 2001

Council decision: ApprovalPlanning committee

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

Proposal

CHANGE OF USE OF OPEN PLAN OFFICES FROM COMMERCIAL TO CHILDREN'S NURSERY SCHOOL FOR 20 CHILDREN OPEN MONDAY - FRIDAY 8.30AM UNTIL 5.30PM.

Received: 20 December 2000
Decision level: Planning committee
Council: Wealden District Council

ReceivedReceived20 Dec
ValidatedValidated8 Jan
Consult.Consultation8 Feb
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided2 Mar

Decided in 53 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at THE CENTRE, HIGH STREET, POLEGATE.. Wealden has handled 5,916 applications of this type. This one was decided in 72 days, 2 weeks longer than Wealden's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address.

86% of full applications at Wealden District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type: Full
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 8 January 2001
Consultation expiry: 8 February 2001
Neighbour consultation end: 8 February 2001
Committee meeting: 1 March 2001

Publicity

Site notice end: 7 February 2001

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.

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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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

2004
1 Nov
SECOND FLOOR ROOF EXTENSION TO CREATE SEVEN RESIDENTIAL UNITS.
WithdrawnFullWD/2004/2831/F

Source: Wealden

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