Planning application
WD/2008/0292/MAJ
OUR LADY IMMACULATE R.C. CHURCH/ST PHILIP'S R.C. PRIMARY SCHOOL/ST MICHAEL'S CONVENT, HIGH STREET, NEW TOWN, UCKFIELD, TN22 5DN.
Proposal
TO DEMOLISH EXISTING CONVENT AND NURSERY SCHOOL. TO ERECT NEW 25 PLACE NURSERY SCHOOL ANNEXED TO ST PHILIP'S R.C. PRIMARY SCHOOL AND TO PROVIDE A NEW RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF 30 NO. FLATS AND 1 NO. DETACHED HOUSE (INCLUDING 9 NO. AFFORDABLE FLATS). TO CHANGE THE VEHICULAR ACCESS/EGRESS FOR THE CHURCH AND SCHOOL WITH ACCESS ONLY FROM THE HIGH STREET AND EGRESS TO OLD TIMBERS LANE WITH IMPROVED DROP-OFF AND COLLECTION ON SITE FOR PARENTS AND ACCESS/EGRESS TO OLD TIMBERS LANE FOR THE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.
As published by the council, reference WD/2008/0292/MAJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Feb 2008
Received by Wealden
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7 May 2008
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 Jul 2008
Decision issued: Refusal
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About full applications applications
How this application type works
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.
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