Land at Messens Farm, Potmans Lane, Lunsford Cross, Ninfield, TN39 5JL Data via plota.co.uk

WD/2026/0683/PIP - Permission in Principle Refused
New homes

Proposal

Application for permission in principle for residential development comprising a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 4 dwellings. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
22 Apr 2026
✗
Refused
28 May 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 28 May 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 10 Sept 2026

Documents 9

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice Document · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Officer Report Document · 28 May 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Statement Document · 30 Mar 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF General Plan Document · 30 Mar 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Document · 30 Mar 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Consultee Response Document · 26 May 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF Planning History Document · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Planning History Document · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Planning History Document · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Lunsford's Cross 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 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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1 Sept 2026Approved

PHEASANT HATCH, POTMANS LANE, LUNSFORD CROSS, TN39 5JL

APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITION 3 (Materials - Schedul...

WD/2026/1749/CD
3 Jun 2026Approved

MESSENS FARM, POTMANS LANE, LUNSFORD CROSS, NINFIELD, TN39 5JL

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3 Jul 2026Approved

THE CORNER HOUSE, NINFIELD ROAD, NINFIELD, BEXHILL, TN39 5JJ

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3 Jul 2026Approved

THE CORNER HOUSE, NINFIELD ROAD, NINFIELD, BEXHILL, TN39 5JJ

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Important details

Council
Wealden
Application type
Permission in Principle
Postcode
TN39 5JL
Received
22 Apr 2026
Validated
22 Apr 2026
Ward
Herstmonceux & Pevensey Levels
Parish
Ninfield
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 May 2026
Decision
Refusal
Decision date
28 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Greenhayes Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 36 days from validation, 20 days faster than Wealden's median of 56 for new homes. Refused, as 48% of new homes here are.

51%decided within 8 weeks
52%approved
6%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
8 May 2026
Comments by
22 May 2026
Site or press notice
8 May 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Refused
LAND OFF POTMANS LANE, LUNSFORDS CROSS, NINFIELD TN39 5JL
PROPOSED FRONTAGE DEVELOPMENT OF 13 NO. DWELLINGS COMPRISING A MIX OF TWO, THREE AND FOUR…
WD/2022/0649/MAJ
2022 Refused
LAND OFF POTMANS LANE, LUNSFORDS CROSS, NINFIELD TN39 5JL
PROPOSED FRONTAGE DEVELOPMENT OF 13 NO. DWELLINGS COMPRISING A MIX OF TWO, THREE AND FOUR…
WD/2022/0649/MAJ
2021 Approved
Kilnwood Farm (land Adjacent To Ninfield National Grid Sub), Potmans Lane, Lunsford Cross, Ninfield Tn39 5jl,
Construction of a Greener Grid Park comprising energy storage and grid balancing equipmen…
RR/2021/2647/NA
2021 Approved
Kilnwood Farm, Potmans Lane, Lunsford Cross, Catsfield TN39 5JL
Construction of a Greener Grid Park comprising energy storage and grid balancing equipmen…
RR/2021/2341/P
2021 Approved
Ninfield PV, Potmans Lane, Catsfield TN39 5JL
Installation of a satellite communication mast with dimensions of 3m x 1m.
RR/2021/2225/TN
2018 Approved
ST MARGARET, POTMANS LANE, LUNSFORD CROSS, BEXHILL ON SEA, TN39 5JL
DEMOLISH AND REPLACE SINGLE STOREY OUTBUILDING.
WD/2018/2694/F
2018 Approved
ST MARGARET, POTMANS LANE, LUNSFORD CROSS, BEXHILL ON SEA, TN39 5JL
DEMOLISH AND REPLACE SINGLE STOREY OUTBUILDING.
WD/2018/2694/F
2018 Approved
ST MARGARET, POTMANS LANE, LUNSFORD CROSS, NINFIELD TN39 5JL
EXISTING OUTBUILDING CONSTRUCTED 2006-2007 HAS SUFFERED RECENT SUBSTANTIAL FIRE DAMAGE, A…
WD/2018/2160/LDP
2018 Approved
ST MARGARET, POTMANS LANE, LUNSFORD CROSS, NINFIELD TN39 5JL
EXISTING OUTBUILDING CONSTRUCTED 2006-2007 HAS SUFFERED RECENT SUBSTANTIAL FIRE DAMAGE, A…
WD/2018/2160/LDP
2016 Approved
Potmans Lane - Land at, Ninfield, Wealden Consultation TN39 5JL
Proposed frontage development comprising a mix of two, three and four bedroom detached an…
RR/2016/52/NA
2016 Approved
Potmans Lane - Land at, Ninfield, Wealden Consultation TN39 5JL
Proposed frontage development comprising a mix of two, three and four bedroom detached an…
RR/2016/52/NA
2025
Kilnwood Farm, Potmans Lane, Catsfield TN39 5JL
Certificate of lawfulness for existing development confirming that the widening of the ju…
RR/2025/1226/O
2025
Kilnwood Farm, Potmans Lane, Catsfield TN39 5JL
Certificate of lawfulness for existing development confirming that the widening of the ju…
RR/2025/1226/O
2025 Approved
Kilnwood Farm, Potmans Lane, Catsfield TN39 5JL
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development comprising widening of junction bellmo…
RR/2025/713/O
2025 Approved
Kilnwood Farm, Potmans Lane, Catsfield TN39 5JL
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development comprising widening of junction bellmo…
RR/2025/713/O
2024 Approved
LAND OFF POTMANS LANE, LUNSFORD CROSS, NINFIELD, TN39 5JL
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITION 7 ATTACHED TO WD/2022/0649/MAJ
WD/2024/2209/CD
2024 Approved
LAND OFF POTMANS LANE, LUNSFORD CROSS, NINFIELD, TN39 5JL
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITION 7 ATTACHED TO WD/2022/0649/MAJ
WD/2024/2209/CD
2020 Approved
St Francis Farm Potmans Lane, Catsfield, Bexhill-on-sea, East Sussex, TN39 5JL
Variation of condition 4 imposed on RR/2014/558/P to allow renewable energy to be generat…
RR/2020/2477/P
2020 Approved
St Francis Farm Potmans Lane, Catsfield, Bexhill-on-sea, East Sussex, TN39 5JL
Variation of condition 4 imposed on RR/2014/558/P to allow renewable energy to be generat…
RR/2020/2477/P
2020 Refused
Ninfield Road - Barn SW of, Bexhill TN39 5JL
Prior approval for a proposed Change of Use of Agricultural Buildings to Dwellinghouses (…
RR/2020/263/PN3
2020 Refused
Ninfield Road - Barn SW of, Bexhill TN39 5JL
Prior approval for a proposed Change of Use of Agricultural Buildings to Dwellinghouses (…
RR/2020/263/PN3
2019 Approved
POTMANS LANE, LUNSFORD'S CROSS, NINFIELD, TN39 5JL
RESERVED MATTERS PURSUANT TO OUTLINE PERMISSION WD/2015/1949/MAO (PROPOSED FRONTAGE DEVEL…
WD/2019/0566/MRM
2019 Approved
POTMANS LANE, LUNSFORD'S CROSS, NINFIELD, TN39 5JL
RESERVED MATTERS PURSUANT TO OUTLINE PERMISSION WD/2015/1949/MAO (PROPOSED FRONTAGE DEVEL…
WD/2019/0566/MRM
2019 Approved
Potmans Lane, Lunsford Cross, Ninfield, Wealden Consultation TN39 5JL
Proposed frontage development comprising a mix of two, three and four bedroom detached an…
RR/2019/935/NA
2019 Approved
Potmans Lane, Lunsford Cross, Ninfield, Wealden Consultation TN39 5JL
Proposed frontage development comprising a mix of two, three and four bedroom detached an…
RR/2019/935/NA
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings