Old Marshfoot Farm, Marshfoot Lane, Hailsham, BN27 2RE

WD/2023/2783/MAJMajor Application - FullApproved

Full

Approved on 29 April 2024

Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

THE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS AND THE ERECTION OF A REPLACEMENT COVERED YARD INCLUDING PARKING, ACCESS, LANDSCAPING AND OTHER ASSOCIATED WORKS.

Received: 13 November 2023
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Wealden District Council
Ward: Hailsham East

ReceivedReceived13 Nov
ValidatedValidated24 Nov
Consult.Consultation27 Mar
TargetTarget Date3 May
DecidedDecided29 Apr

Decided in 157 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at OLD MARSHFOOT FARM, MARSHFOOT LANE, HAILSHAM, BN27 2RE. Wealden has handled 5,916 applications of this type. This one was decided in 168 days, 16 weeks longer than Wealden's typical decision time. There have been 8 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 31 applications across Hailsham East. We hold 1,587 applications in total for the BN27 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: BN27 2RE
Application type: Major Application - Full
Scale / size: Large
Parish: Hailsham

Planning application dates

Date validated: 24 November 2023
Consultation expiry: 27 March 2024
Consultation start: 13 December 2023
Consultation end: 27 March 2024
Target decision date: 3 May 2024
Committee meeting: 29 April 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address: Eclipse House Eclipse Park Sittingbourne Road Maidstone Kent ME14 3EN

Planning decision

Statutory period: 161 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry: 8 January 2024
Site notice start: 13 December 2023
Site notice end: 6 January 2024

Additional information

UPRN: 100061941972
Documents: 34

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation 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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11 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Wealden

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