Watermead, West Street, Mayfield, TN20 6DS

WD/2021/2274/FFullRefused

Refused on 21 January 2022

Council decision: RefusalDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DETACHED BUNGALOW AND GARAGE AND REPLACEMENT WITH A NEW 4-BEDROOM DETACHED HOUSE

Received: 31 August 2021
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Wealden District Council
Ward: Mayfield & Five Ashes

ReceivedReceived31 Aug
ValidatedValidated22 Nov
Consult.Consultation24 Dec
TargetTarget Date21 Jan
DecidedDecided21 Jan

Decided in 60 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at WATERMEAD, WEST STREET, MAYFIELD, TN20 6DS. Wealden has handled 5,916 applications of this type. This one was decided in 143 days, 12 weeks longer than Wealden's typical decision time. There have been 8 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 69 applications across Mayfield & Five Ashes. We hold 713 applications in total for the TN20 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: TN20 6DS
Application type: Full
Scale / size: Medium
Parish: Mayfield & Five Ashes

Planning application dates

Date validated: 22 November 2021
Consultation expiry: 24 December 2021
Consultation start: 23 November 2021
Consultation end: 24 December 2021
Target decision date: 21 January 2022
Committee meeting: 21 January 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent address: Bank Chambers 1 Central Avenue Sittingbourne Kent ME10 4AE

Planning decision

Statutory period: 60 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry: 24 December 2021
Site notice start: 23 November 2021

Appeal

Appeal date: 7 July 2022
Appeal result: Dismissed
Appeal decision date: 3 March 2023

Appeal history

3302518

Dismissed

Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 3 March 2023Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: Refusal

Additional information

UPRN: 100060128420
Documents: 45

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Mayfield and Coggins Mill Conservation AreaPart of the site
National Landscape (AONB): High Weald
Ancient woodland: Hoopers GillPart of the site
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, 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, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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