Greenlanes Farm, Camberlot Road, Upper Dicker, BN27 3RH Data via plota.co.uk

WD/2026/0668/FR - Full - Retrospective Approved

Proposal

Retrospective application for change of use from agricultural land to dog walking field (sui generis) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
10 Apr 2026
Approved
9 Jun 2026

Approved on 9 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 10 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
SSSI 477 m away: Lower Dicker SSSI; Inside the Lower Dicker 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

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Important details

Council
Wealden
Application type
Full - Retrospective
Postcode
BN27 3RH
Received
10 Apr 2026
Validated
10 Apr 2026
Ward
Hellingly
Parish
Hellingly
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Jun 2026
Decision
Approval
Decision date
9 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
N Field Projects Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 60 days from validation, 5 days slower than Wealden's median of 55 for changes of use. Approved, as 81% of changes of use here are.

63%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
89decided 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
22 Apr 2026
Comments by
14 May 2026
Site or press notice
22 Apr 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