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5 George Street, Hailsham, BN27 1AD

WD/2021/2639/FFullPermitted

Proposal

CONVERSION OF FIRST FLOOR OFFICE/RETAIL SPACE TO A 3 BEDROOM FLAT AND ERECTION OF ADDITIONAL PART SECOND FLOOR TO CREATE A 1 BEDROOM FLAT.

Received
14 October 2021
Decided
18 January 2022 · Approval
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Hailsham Central
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received14 Oct
  2. Validated23 Nov
  3. Consult.12 Jan
  4. Target18 Jan
  5. Decided18 Jan

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

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

This is a full planning application at 5 GEORGE STREET, HAILSHAM, BN27 1AD. 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 96 days, 5 weeks longer than Wealden's median. The site is in the Hailsham conservation area, with 11 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 41 applications across Hailsham Central. We hold 1,557 applications in total for the BN27 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
WD/2021/2639/F
Address
5 GEORGE STREET, HAILSHAM, BN27 1AD
Postcode
BN27 1AD
Local Authority
Wealden
Application Type
Full
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decision Issued
Ward
Hailsham Central
Parish
Hailsham

Applicant & Agent

Applicant Address
c/o EA Town Planning Ltd 13 Harrowes Meade Edgware London HA8 8RR
Agent Address
13 Harrowes Meade Edgware London HA8 8RR

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
14 October 2021
Consultation Expiry
12 January 2022
Target Decision Date
18 January 2022
Date Decided
18 January 2022
Date Validated
23 November 2021
Date Submitted
14 October 2021
Consultation Start
16 December 2021
Consultation End
12 January 2022
Committee Meeting
18 January 2022

Planning Decision

Decision
Approval
Decided By
Delegated
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement Expiry
31 December 2021
Site Notice Start
16 December 2021
Site Notice End
12 January 2022

Appeal

Additional Information

UPRN
100061941777
Documents
25
Coordinates
50.861923, 0.259244
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Wealden

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Associated applications

  1. 2021
    14 Oct

    CONVERSION OF FIRST FLOOR OFFICE/RETAIL SPACE TO A 3 BEDROOM FLAT AND ERECTION OF ADDITIONAL PART SECOND…

    This applicationApprovedFullWD/2021/2639/F
  2. 2021
    11 Oct

    CONVERSION OF EXISTING FIRST FLOOR ANCILLARY CLASS E SPACE TO CREATE 1 NO. 1 BEDROOM FLAT. NO EXTERNAL…

    ApprovedAmendmentFiled alongsideWD/2021/2618/P25

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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 (20)

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, National Landscapes, 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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