High Croft, Battle Road, Punnetts Town, Heathfield, TN21 9DR Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Retrospective change of use of existing outbuilding from ancillary domestic storage to a fitness studio, replacement of existing lean-to, replacement roof, and installation of an air source heat pump. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Jul 2026
✓
Validated
29 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 13 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 72.

The consultation period closed on 12 Sept 2026.

Documents 32

Consultation & comments 19

PDF Consultee Response Document · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Document · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗
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PDF Consultee Response Document · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗
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PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Document · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Document · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗
PDF Consultee Response Document · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Document · 30 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Document · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗
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PDF Consultee Response Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultee Response Document · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

High Weald National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
2 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Yew Tree Cottage, Grade II, 38 m away · 2 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 2 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
SSSI 488 m away: Binglett's Wood SSSI; Inside the Punnett's Town built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Building

Floor area45 m² (484 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (48 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached bungalow, 3 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2016, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Wealden
Application type
Full - Retrospective
Postcode
TN21 9DR
Received
28 Jul 2026
Validated
29 Jul 2026
Ward
Horam & Punnetts Town
Parish
Heathfield & Waldron
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Hobbs Parker

Decision outlook

Day 72, past the statutory target. 82% of changes of use in Wealden are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 28 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 7216 days past the 56-day target
64%decided within 8 weeks
76%approved
108decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Wealden in the last twelve months, from validation. Wealden decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
19 Aug 2026
Comments by
12 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
19 Aug 2026
Wealden
Planning Authority Score
4.2/10
Below average
#188 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Wealden ranks #132 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Wealden decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #231 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #227 of 296
69%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #132 of 296
40%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #156 of 296
66%
Minor dwellings approved
170 decided (1-9 homes)
78%
Major dwellings approved
32 decided (10+ homes)
74%
Change of use approved
82 decided
1,361
Total decisions
220 refused in the year to March 2026

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.