Land West Of Uckfield (Site SD1), Including Land Bounded By Lewes Road, New Town, A22, Uckfield Sewage Treatment Works And Land To West Of A22 North Of Horsted Pond Gate.

WD/2015/0209/MEAMajor Application with Environmental AssessmentPermitted

Full

Proposal

OUTLINE APPLICATION FOR REDEVELOPMENT OF LAND, INCLUDING DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BUILDING AND ASSOCIATED STRUCTURES, COMPRISING A RESIDENTIAL-LED MIXED USE URBAN EXTENSION, ENGINEERING WORKS AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES TO PROVIDE RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION (UP TO 1000 NET ADDITIONAL DWELLINGS), UP TO A TWO FORM ENTRY PRIMARY SCHOOL AND EARLY YEARS FACILITIES, RETAIL, COMMUNITY, HEALTH, LEISURE AND UP TO 13,495 SQ.M. OF EMPLOYMENT USES TOGETHER WITH ANCILLARY AND ASSOCIATED DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING NEW AND ENHANCED PEDESTRIAN/CYCLE ROUTES AND OPEN SPACES, CAR PARKING AND VEHICULAR ACCESS - ALL MATTERS RESERVED SAVE FOR FULL DETAILS SUBMITTED FOR ACCESS POINTS AT SITE BOUNDARIES, AND THE CREATION OF SANGS INCLUDING DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BUILDINGS, CAR PARKING AND ACCESS ON LAND WEST OF THE A22.

Received: 3 February 2015
Decided: 24 March 2016 · Approval
Decision level: Planning committee
Council: Wealden District Council
Ward: Uckfield Ridgewood

ReceivedReceived3 Feb
ValidatedValidated3 Feb
Consult.Consultation5 Mar
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided24 Mar

Decided in 415 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Wealden86% of full applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is a full planning application for demolition at LAND WEST OF UCKFIELD (SITE SD1), INCLUDING LAND BOUNDED BY LEWES ROAD, NEW TOWN, A22, UCKFIELD SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS AND LAND TO WEST OF A22 NORTH OF HORSTED POND GATE.. Wealden has handled 5,905 applications of this type and approves 86% of them, typically deciding them in 64 days. This one was decided in 415 days, 50 weeks longer than Wealden's median. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 1 application across Uckfield Ridgewood.

Application Details

Reference

WD/2015/0209/MEA

Address

LAND WEST OF UCKFIELD (SITE SD1), INCLUDING LAND BOUNDED BY LEWES ROAD, NEW TOWN, A22, UCKFIELD SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS AND LAND TO WEST OF A22 NORTH OF HORSTED POND GATE.

Local Authority

Wealden

Application Type

Major Application with Environmental Assessment

Scale / Size

Medium

Decision Status

Permitted

Current Status

Decision Issued

Ward

Uckfield Ridgewood

Parish

Uckfield

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received

3 February 2015

Consultation Expiry

13 March 2015

Date Decided

24 March 2016

Date Validated

3 February 2015

Date Submitted

3 February 2015

Neighbour Consultation End

5 March 2015

Committee Meeting

11 June 2015

Planning Decision

Decision

Approval

Decided By

Committee

Publicity

Advertisement Expiry

13 March 2015

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents

Coordinates

50.956550, 0.091375

Enriching application data

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Wealden

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Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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Also checked, none recorded (22)

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