Bower House Barn, Hammerwood, RH19 3QE
Approved on 26 July 2011
Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BARN. CONSTRUCTION OF NEW BARN ON THE SAME SITE
- Received
- 24 May 2011
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Wealden District Council
- Ward
- Forest Row
- ReceivedReceived24 May
- ValidatedValidated3 Jun
- Consult.Consultation6 Jul
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided26 Jul
Decided in 53 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at BOWER HOUSE BARN, HAMMERWOOD, RH19 3QE. Wealden has handled 5,916 applications of this type. This one was decided in 63 days, 7 days longer than Wealden's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 38 applications across Forest Row. We hold 842 applications in total for the RH19 postcode area.
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
- Postcode
- RH19 3QE
- Application type
- Full
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Forest Row
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 3 June 2011
- Consultation expiry
- 6 July 2011
- Neighbour consultation end
- 6 July 2011
- Committee meeting
- 25 July 2011
- Decision issued
- 27 July 2011
Publicity
- Site notice end
- 1 July 2011
Additional information
- Documents
- 11
Site constraints
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.
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201931 May
REMOVAL OF SECTION 106 AGREEMENT ATTACHED TO PLANNING PERMISSION WD/2000/0415/F
ApprovedPlanning ObligationWD/2019/1188/PO - 20143 Sep
CONVERSION OF EXISTING BARNS INTO A GRANNY ANNEXE & GARAGE/STORE ANCILLARY TO THE MAIN DWELLING AND…
ApprovedFullWD/2014/1864/F - 200029 Feb
CONVERSION OF EXISTING AGRICULTURAL BARN AND OUTBUILDINGS TO A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING (INCLUDING STUDIO…
ApprovedPlanning and Building RegulationWD/2000/0415/JF
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