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Uckfield Methodist Church, Framfield Road, Uckfield, TN22 5AJ

WD/2019/2715/FFullRefused

Proposal

CHANGE OF USE, REFURBISHMENT AND FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION TO CONVERT INTO 3 NO. HIGH QUALITY, LOW ENERGY FLATS.

Received
23 December 2019
Decided
18 June 2020 · Refusal
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Uckfield New Town
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received23 Dec
  2. Validated20 Jan
  3. Consult.27 Feb
  4. Target19 Jun
  5. Decided18 Jun

Decided in 150 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Wealden86% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for a change of use at UCKFIELD METHODIST CHURCH, FRAMFIELD ROAD, UCKFIELD, TN22 5AJ. 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 178 days, 16 weeks longer than Wealden's median. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 66 applications across Uckfield New Town. We hold 2,434 applications in total for the TN22 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
WD/2019/2715/F
Address
UCKFIELD METHODIST CHURCH, FRAMFIELD ROAD, UCKFIELD, TN22 5AJ
Postcode
TN22 5AJ
Local Authority
Wealden
Application Type
Full
Scale / Size
Medium
Decision Status
Rejected
Current Status
Appeal Lodged
Ward
Uckfield New Town
Parish
Uckfield

Applicant & Agent

Applicant Address
Hilly Mead Burnt Oak Road High Hurstwood Uckfield East Sussex TN22 4AE
Agent Address
31 Sussex Road Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 4DZ

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
23 December 2019
Consultation Expiry
27 February 2020
Target Decision Date
19 June 2020
Date Decided
18 June 2020
Date Validated
20 January 2020
Date Submitted
23 December 2019
Consultation Start
28 January 2020
Consultation End
27 February 2020
Committee Meeting
18 June 2020

Planning Decision

Decision
Refusal
Decided By
Delegated
Statutory Period
151 days

Publicity

Site Notice Start
6 February 2020

Appeal

Appeal Date
20 November 2020
Appeal Result
Allowed
Appeal Decision Date
29 March 2021

Additional Information

UPRN
100062557843
Documents
31
Coordinates
50.966938, 0.099673
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Appeal History

3263588
Allowed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 29 March 2021Dev Type: Change of useReason: Refusal

Source: Wealden

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Planning constraints

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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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