Viola Cottage, Newtons Hill, Hartfield, TN7 4DH Data via plota.co.uk

WD/2026/0442/LB - Listed Building Consent Refused
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Part retrospective application for conversion of existing bathroom to shower room, lower bathroom floor level to increase height and install damp proof membrane as per our damp survey and to run waste services. Installation of new kitchen and appliances installation of combi boiler installation of supporting oak beams for saftey for 1st floor ceiling due to no support currently there. Installation of log burner cross ventilation channel in kitchen floor as per damp survey to provide airflow from front to rear of house repair paintwork of existing external windows and doors with traditional methods (like for like) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
2 Mar 2026
✓
Validated
17 Mar 2026
✗
Refused
3 Jun 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 3 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 11 Sept 2026

Documents 16

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice Document · 3 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Officer Report Document · 3 Jun 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF Design and Access Statement Document · 2 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Statement Document · 2 Mar 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 5

PDF Floor Layout Document · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF General Plan Document · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF General Plan Document · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Floor Layout Document · 3 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Site Plan Document · 2 Mar 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Document · 2 Mar 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF Consultee Response Document · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultee Response Document · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF Illustrations Document · 3 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Illustrations Document · 3 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Report Document · 2 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Planning History Document · 2 Mar 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: Newtons Terrace
List entry 1028275 · 4 m away · 3 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade II)
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.
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Historic England ↗
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 Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Hartfield built-up area; Conservation area 96 m away: Hartfield Conservation 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 area48 m² (517 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (71 out of 100), could reach A
PropertyMid-terrace house, 3 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsTimber frame, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2020, 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
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
TN7 4DH
Received
2 Mar 2026
Validated
17 Mar 2026
Ward
Hartfield
Parish
Hartfield
Case officer
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Target decision
2 Jun 2026
Decision
Refusal
Decision date
3 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 78 days from validation, 26 days slower than Wealden's median of 52 for extensions. Refused, as 14% of extensions here are.

77%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
645decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
27 Mar 2026
Comments by
9 May 2026
Site or press notice
27 Mar 2026

Historical activity at this location

3 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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WD/2021/1803/LDB
2017 Approved
NEWTONS HILL COTTAGE, NEWTONS HILL, HARTFIELD, TN7 4DH
RE-POINTING OF LARGE EXTERNAL C16 CHIMNEY. RE-POINTING OF ROOF TOP C18 CHIMNEY. REPAIR OF…
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2017 Approved
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Wealden
Planning Authority Score
4.2/10
Below average
#188 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.