The Old School, North Street, Hailsham.

WD/2004/1510/JINPlanning and Initial NoticePermitted

Proposal

CHANGE OF USE FROM CARPET WAREHOUSE TO LICENSED RESTAURANT (A3) FOR LUNCHTIME/EVENING TRADE.

Received: 7 June 2004
Decided: 12 August 2004 · Approval
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Wealden District Council

Approximate site (title boundary)

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ReceivedSubmitted7 Jun
ValidatedValidated18 Jun
Consult.Consultation23 Jul
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided12 Aug

Decided in 55 days

This is a planning application for a change of use at THE OLD SCHOOL, NORTH STREET, HAILSHAM.. Wealden has handled 13,393 applications of this type and approves 89% of them, typically deciding them in 57 days. This one was decided in 66 days, 9 days longer than Wealden's median. The site is in the Hailsham conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.

Application Details

Reference

WD/2004/1510/JIN

Address

THE OLD SCHOOL, NORTH STREET, HAILSHAM.

Local Authority

Wealden

Application Type

Planning and Initial Notice

Scale / Size

Small

Decision Status

Permitted

Current Status

Decision Issued

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received

7 June 2004

Consultation Expiry

23 July 2004

Date Decided

12 August 2004

Date Validated

18 June 2004

Date Submitted

7 June 2004

Neighbour Consultation End

23 July 2004

Committee Meeting

12 August 2004

Planning Decision

Decision

Approval

Decided By

Delegated

Publicity

Site Notice End

23 July 2004

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents

Coordinates

50.864532, 0.257722

Enriching application data

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Wealden

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Hailsham Consevation Area
Listed building: Grade II: The Former Infants' SchoolOn this site
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.

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