Wadhurst Post Office, High Street, Wadhurst, TN5 6AA
Proposal
CHANGE OF USE FROM SHOP TO RESIDENTIAL TO CREATE SINGLE DWELLING. MINOR INTEGRAL ALTERATIONS AND CONSTRUCTION OF INTERNAL LOBBY
- Received
- 19 April 2021
- Decided
- 16 September 2021 · Approval
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Wealden District Council
- Ward
- Frant & Wadhurst
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- ReceivedSubmitted19 Apr
- ValidatedValidated21 Jun
- Consult.Consultation6 Aug
- TargetTarget Date16 Aug
- DecidedDecided16 Sep
Decided in 87 days (council typically 56)
This is a full planning application for a change of use at WADHURST POST OFFICE, HIGH STREET, WADHURST, TN5 6AA. 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 150 days, 12 weeks longer than Wealden's median. The site is in the Wadhurst conservation area, with 15 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 131 applications across Frant & Wadhurst. We hold 1,435 applications in total for the TN5 postcode area.
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Associated applications
- 202119 Apr
CHANGE OF USE FROM SHOP TO RESIDENTIAL TO CREATE SINGLE DWELLING. MINOR INTEGRAL ALTERATIONS AND CONSTRUCTION…
This applicationApprovedFullWD/2021/1019/F - 202119 Apr
CHANGE OF USE FROM SHOP TO RESIDENTIAL TO CREATE SINGLE DWELLING. MINOR INTEGRAL ALTERATIONS AND CONSTRUCTION…
ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongsideWD/2021/1020/LB
Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Wadhurst Conservation Area
- National Landscape (AONB): High Weald
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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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.
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