Little Bigknowle Farm, Bigknowle Hill, Broad Oak, Heathfield, TN21 8UU

WD/2023/2455/FFullApproved

Approved on 14 February 2024

Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR SCHEDULE OF EMERGENCY WORKS TO REGULARISE AND STABILISE EXISTING FARM HOUSE FOLLOWING UNAUTHORISED WORKS AND AGREEMENT TO DRAINAGE SCHEME.

Received: 3 October 2023
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Wealden District Council
Ward: Horam & Punnetts Town

ReceivedReceived3 Oct
ValidatedValidated12 Oct
Consult.Consultation17 Nov
TargetTarget Date15 Feb
DecidedDecided14 Feb

Decided in 125 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at LITTLE BIGKNOWLE FARM, BIGKNOWLE HILL, BROAD OAK, HEATHFIELD, TN21 8UU. Wealden has handled 5,916 applications of this type. This one was decided in 134 days, 11 weeks longer than Wealden's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 124 applications across Horam & Punnetts Town. We hold 957 applications in total for the TN21 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: TN21 8UU
Application type: Full
Scale / size: Medium
Parish: Heathfield & Waldron

Planning application dates

Date validated: 12 October 2023
Consultation expiry: 17 November 2023
Consultation start: 13 October 2023
Consultation end: 17 November 2023
Target decision date: 15 February 2024
Committee meeting: 13 February 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address: Oakhurst Studio Horam Heathfield TN21 0LJ

Planning decision

Statutory period: 126 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry: 17 November 2023
Site notice start: 13 October 2023
Site notice end: 3 November 2023

Additional information

UPRN: 10033414400
Documents: 46

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Listed building: Grade II: Little Bigknowle FarmhouseOn this site
National Landscape (AONB): High Weald
Ancient woodland: Froghole Bridge ShawPart of the site · +9 more

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, conservation 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, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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Associated applications

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3 Oct
APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR SCHEDULE OF EMERGENCY WORKS TO REGULARISE AND STABILISE EXISTING FARM HOUSE FOLLOWING…
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2023
3 Oct
APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR SCHEDULE OF EMERGENCY WORKS TO REGULARISE AND STABILISE EXISTING FARM HOUSE FOLLOWING…
ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongsideWD/2023/2456/LB

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