The George Hotel, George Street, Hailsham.

WD/2002/1683/LBListed Building ConsentPermitted

Proposal

CHANGE OF USE OF PART OF EXISTING PUBLIC HOUSE TO RESIDENTIAL AND OUTBUILDINGS TO SELF-CONTAINED SHOPS, CONSTRUCTION OF 8 NO. DWELLINGS (FLATS/HOUSES) ON LAND TO REAR.

Received: 18 July 2002
Decided: 5 May 2004 · Approval
Decision level: Planning committee
Council: Wealden District Council
Ward: Hailsham Central & North

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

ReceivedSubmitted18 Jul
ValidatedValidated16 Dec
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided5 May

Decided in 506 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Wealden84% of heritage applications approved

This is a heritage application for a change of use at THE GEORGE HOTEL, GEORGE STREET, HAILSHAM.. Wealden has handled 842 applications of this type and approves 88% of them, typically deciding them in 81 days. This one was decided in 657 days, 82 weeks longer than Wealden's median. The site is in the Hailsham conservation area, with 16 listed buildings nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address.

Application Details

Reference

WD/2002/1683/LB

Address

THE GEORGE HOTEL, GEORGE STREET, HAILSHAM.

Local Authority

Wealden

Application Type

Listed Building Consent

Scale / Size

Small

Decision Status

Permitted

Current Status

Decision Issued

Ward

Hailsham Central & North

Parish

Hailsham

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received

18 July 2002

Consultation Expiry

15 August 2002

Date Decided

5 May 2004

Date Validated

16 December 2002

Date Submitted

18 July 2002

Committee Meeting

6 February 2003

Planning Decision

Decision

Approval

Decided By

Committee

Publicity

Site Notice End

15 August 2002

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents

Coordinates

50.862064, 0.259620

Enriching application data

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Wealden

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Associated applications

2002
18 Jul
CHANGE OF USE OF PART OF EXISTING PUBLIC HOUSE TO RESIDENTIAL AND OUTBUILDINGS TO SELF-CONTAINED SHOPS…
ApprovedPlanning and Building RegulationFiled alongsideWD/2002/1676/JF
2002
18 Jul
CHANGE OF USE OF PART OF EXISTING PUBLIC HOUSE TO RESIDENTIAL AND OUTBUILDINGS TO SELF-CONTAINED SHOPS…
This applicationApprovedListed building consentWD/2002/1683/LB

Planning history at this site

4 other applications at this property, newest first.

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Hailsham Consevation AreaPart of the site
Listed building: Grade II: The George HotelOn this site · +5 more
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 (20)

flood storage areas, 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.

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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