Lilleshall, 253 Eastbourne Road, Polegate, BN26 5DL
Proposal
CREATION OF NEW DWELLING-HOUSE IN EXISTING REAR LAND OF 253 EASTBOURNE ROAD.
- Received
- 23 December 2024
- Decided
- 14 February 2025 · Refusal
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Wealden District Council
- Ward
- Polegate South & Willingdon Watermill
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- ReceivedSubmitted23 Dec
- ValidatedValidated24 Dec
- Consult.Consultation11 Feb
- TargetTarget Date18 Feb
- DecidedDecided14 Feb
Decided in 52 days (council typically 56)
This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at LILLESHALL, 253 EASTBOURNE ROAD, POLEGATE, BN26 5DL. 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 53 days, 11 days quicker than Wealden's median. There have been 9 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 17 applications across Polegate South & Willingdon Watermill. We hold 881 applications in total for the BN26 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
9 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20261 Sep
LILLESHALL, 253 EASTBOURNE ROAD, POLEGATE, BN26 5DL
PendingApplicationWD/2026/1754/CD - 20254 Mar
CREATION OF NEW DWELLINGHOUSE
ApprovedFullWD/2025/0540/F - 202412 Jul
CREATION OF NEW DWELLINGHOUSE IN EXISTING REAR LAND OF 253 EASTBOURNE ROAD.
RefusedFullWD/2024/1631/F - 202423 Apr
APPLICATION FOR A NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO WD/2023/1184/F
RefusedNon-material amendmentWD/2024/0968/NMA - 20234 May
CREATION OF NEW DWELLINGHOUSE AND DETACHED GARAGE IN EXISTING REAR LAND (AMENDED DESCRIPTION)
ApprovedFullWD/2023/1184/F - 202225 Oct
SINGLE STOREY OUTBUILDING.
ApprovedFullWD/2022/2769/F - 20226 May
CREATION OF 2 NO. NEW DWELLINGHOUSES TO REAR.
RefusedFullWD/2022/1203/F - 202119 May
LOFT CONVERSION WITH REAR DORMER.
ApprovedFullWD/2021/1317/F - 20219 Mar
4M REAR OAK FRAMED EXTENSION
ApprovedFullWD/2021/0593/F
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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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.
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