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The Old Forge Building, The Forge Cottage, St James' Square, Wadhurst.

WD/2007/0059/FFullApproved

Approved on 21 July 2008

Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

ALTERATIONS, SINGLE-STOREY EXTENSION AND CHANGE OF USE TO RESTAURANT.

Received
9 January 2007
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Wadhurst
  1. Received9 Jan
  2. Validated24 Jan
  3. Consult.16 Feb
  4. Target
  5. Decided21 Jul

Decided in 544 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at THE OLD FORGE BUILDING, THE FORGE COTTAGE, ST JAMES' SQUARE, WADHURST.. Wealden has handled 5,916 applications of this type. This one was decided in 559 days, 72 weeks longer than Wealden's typical decision time. The site is in the Wadhurst conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address.

86% of full 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
Full
Parish
Wadhurst

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 January 2007
Consultation expiry
2 March 2007
Neighbour consultation end
16 February 2007
Committee meeting
21 July 2008

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
2 March 2007
Site notice end
23 February 2007

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Wadhurst Conservation Area
  • Listed building: Grade II: Forge CottageOn this site · +1 more
  • 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 (19)

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, 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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Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2023
    6 Sep

    INTERNAL ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING DOMESTIC ANNEX TO PROVIDE ELDERLY/DISABLED GROUND FLOOR BEDROOM AND SHOWER…

    ApprovedListed building consentWD/2023/2220/LB
  2. 2022
    22 Feb

    INSTALL NEW GAS BOILER IN UTILITY ROOM PLUS NEW FLUE TO OUTSIDE. REMOVE OLD GAS BOILER FROM KITCHEN PLUS…

    ApprovedListed building consentWD/2022/0466/LB
  3. 2016
    25 Oct

    PROPOSED NEW STUD WALL ON THE FIRST FLOOR TO DIVIDE THE EXISTING BATHROOM INTO TWO BATHROOMS.

    ApprovedListed building consentWD/2016/2613/LB
  4. 2007
    18 Jan

    ALTERATIONS, SINGLE-STOREY EXTENSION AND CHANGE OF USE TO RESTAURANT.

    ApprovedListed building consentWD/2007/0144/LB
  5. 2005
    20 Dec

    ALTERATIONS, SINGLE-STOREY EXTENSION AND CHANGE OF USE TO RESTAURANT.

    ApprovedListed building consentWD/2005/3462/LB
  6. 2005
    4 Oct

    ALTERATIONS, SINGLE-STOREY EXTENSION AND CHANGE OF USE TO RESTAURANT.

    WithdrawnListed building consentWD/2005/2736/LB

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