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Land South Of A27 And West Of Shepham Lane, Polegate

WD/2023/0066/MAOMajor Application - OutlinePermitted
Outline / PiP

Proposal

OUTLINE APPLICATION (ALL MATTERS RESERVED EXCEPT FOR MEANS OF ACCESS) FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAND FOR UP TO 240 DWELLINGS, FORMAL AND INFORMAL OPEN SPACE, PARKING AND ACCESS.

Received
9 January 2023
Decided
7 March 2025 · Approval
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Polegate North
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received9 Jan
  2. Validated1 Feb
  3. Consult.8 Jun
  4. Target7 Mar
  5. Decided7 Mar

Decided in 765 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Wealden90% of outline applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is an outline application at LAND SOUTH OF A27 AND WEST OF SHEPHAM LANE, POLEGATE. Wealden has handled 1,019 applications of this type and approves 86% of them, typically deciding them in 47 days. It was submitted on 9 January 2023 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 20 applications across Polegate North.

Application Details

Reference
WD/2023/0066/MAO
Address
LAND SOUTH OF A27 AND WEST OF SHEPHAM LANE, POLEGATE
Local Authority
Wealden
Application Type
Major Application - Outline
Scale / Size
Large
Number of Dwellings
240
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decision Issued
Ward
Polegate North
Parish
Polegate

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address
Griffin House 135 High Street Crawley West Sussex RH10 1DQ

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
9 January 2023
Consultation Expiry
8 June 2023
Target Decision Date
7 March 2025
Date Decided
7 March 2025
Date Validated
1 February 2023
Date Submitted
9 January 2023
Consultation Start
20 February 2023
Consultation End
8 June 2023
Committee Meeting
21 March 2024

Planning Decision

Decision
Approval
Decided By
Committee
Statutory Period
765 days

Publicity

Advertisement Expiry
24 March 2023
Site Notice Start
20 February 2023
Site Notice End
13 March 2023

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
74
Coordinates
50.826218, 0.253572
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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