Hatchetts, Hammerwood, Nr. East Grinstead.

WD/2003/0885/LDLawful Development - Existing UseApproved

Lawful development certificate

Approved on 3 June 2003

Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

RESIDENTIAL OCCUPATION OF THE BUNGALOW AND LAND WITHOUT COMPLYING WITH THE AGRICULTURAL OCCUPANCY CONDITION.

Received: 10 April 2003
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Wealden District Council

ReceivedReceived10 Apr
ValidatedValidated10 Apr
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided3 Jun

Decided in 54 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at HATCHETTS, HAMMERWOOD, NR. EAST GRINSTEAD.. Wealden has handled 904 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.

79% of amendment 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: Lawful Development - Existing Use
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Forest Row

Planning application dates

Date validated: 10 April 2003
Consultation expiry: 7 May 2003
Committee meeting: 3 June 2003

Publicity

Site notice end: 7 May 2003

Additional information

Documents: 10

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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Source: Wealden

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