Old Town Cottage, The Street, Selmeston, BN26 6TY
Approved on 8 January 2024
Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
PROPOSED SINGLE STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION
- Received
- 10 October 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Wealden District Council
- Ward
- Arlington
- ReceivedReceived10 Oct
- ValidatedValidated15 Nov
- Consult.Consultation22 Dec
- TargetTarget Date10 Jan
- DecidedDecided8 Jan
Decided in 54 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a rear extension at OLD TOWN COTTAGE, THE STREET, SELMESTON, BN26 6TY. Wealden has handled 5,916 applications of this type. This one was decided in 90 days, 5 weeks longer than Wealden's typical decision time. The site is in the Selmeston conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 89 applications across Arlington. We hold 896 applications in total for the BN26 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
- BN26 6TY
- Application type
- Full
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Selmeston
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 15 November 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 22 December 2023
- Consultation start
- 21 November 2023
- Consultation end
- 22 December 2023
- Neighbour consultation end
- 19 December 2023
- Target decision date
- 10 January 2024
- Committee meeting
- 5 January 2024
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 25 Long Beach Close Soverign Harbour North Eastbourne BN23 5QA
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 22 December 2023
- Site notice start
- 21 November 2023
Additional information
- UPRN
- 10033401032
- Documents
- 9
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Selmeston Conservation Area
- 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 (21)
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, 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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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202510 Apr
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITION 3 ATTACHED TO WD/2024/0178/F
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsWD/2025/0975/CD - 202425 Jan
PROPOSED SINGLE STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION
ApprovedFullWD/2024/0178/F - 200529 Apr
CONVERSION OF ROOF SPACE TO BEDROOM AND CONSERVATORY AT REAR OF PROPERTY.
ApprovedFullWD/2005/1237/F - 200225 Apr
CREATION OF NEW VEHICULAR ACCESS AND INSTALLATION/BUILDING OF DRIVEWAY.
ApprovedFullWD/2002/0981/F
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