Woodstock, Horney Common Road, Maresfield, Uckfield TN22 3EA Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Removal of existing garage and replacement with oak frame garage with solar panels. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
23 Mar 2026
Approved
6 Jul 2026

Approved on 6 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 11 Sept 2026

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 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Special protection area 285 m away: Ashdown Forest
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
SSSI 285 m away: Ashdown Forest SSSI; Inside the Horney Common built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 12 September 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.

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Important details

Council
Wealden
Application type
Full
Postcode
TN22 3EA
Received
23 Mar 2026
Validated
23 Mar 2026
Ward
Maresfield
Parish
Maresfield
Case officer
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Target decision
8 Jul 2026
Decision
Approval
Decision date
6 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 105 days from validation, 51 days slower than Wealden's median of 54 for demolitions. Approved, as 74% of demolitions here are.

67%decided within 8 weeks
74%approved
109decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
10 Apr 2026
Comments by
1 May 2026
Site or press notice
10 Apr 2026
Wealden
Planning Authority Score
4.2/10
Below average
#188 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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