40-41 Vicarage Field, Hailsham.
Proposal
COMBINING OF SHOP UNITS 40 & 41 WITH EXTENSIONS TO FRONT AND REAR. CHANGE OF USE OF 40 FROM CLASS A2 TO A1. CHANGE OF USE OF FIRST FLOOR OFFICE TO RETAIL ANCILLARY SPACE.
- Received
- 6 July 2005
- Decided
- 27 October 2005 · Approval
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Wealden District Council
- Ward
- Hailsham Central & North
- ReceivedSubmitted6 Jul
- ValidatedValidated6 Jul
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided27 Oct
Decided in 113 days (council typically 56)
This is a full planning application for a change of use at 40-41 VICARAGE FIELD, HAILSHAM.. Wealden has handled 5,881 applications of this type and approves 86% of them, typically deciding them in 64 days. This one was decided in 113 days, 7 weeks longer than Wealden's median. The site is in 10 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address.
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- Conservation area: Hailsham Consevation AreaPart of the site
- Brownfield land register: First Floor 31-33 & 41-43 Vicarage Field, HailshamRegister site at or near this address
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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