The Old School House, Folkington, Nr. Polegate.

WD/2005/2098/LDELawful Development - Existing UseApproved

Lawful development certificate

Approved on 9 June 2006

Council decision: Issue CertificateDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

DWELLING AS EXISTING

Received: 25 July 2005
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Wealden District Council
Ward: East Dean

ReceivedReceived25 Jul
ValidatedValidated25 Jul
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided9 Jun

Decided in 319 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at THE OLD SCHOOL HOUSE, FOLKINGTON, NR. POLEGATE.. Wealden has handled 904 applications of this type. This one was decided in 319 days, 38 weeks longer than Wealden's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application 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: Long Man

Planning application dates

Date validated: 25 July 2005
Committee meeting: 9 June 2006
Decision issued: 12 June 2006

Additional information

Documents: 3

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

National park: South Downs
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 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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