Wish Wood, Bayham Road, Bells Yew Green, Frant, TN3 9AT Data via plota.co.uk

WD/2026/0835/FR - Full - Retrospective Allocated to Officer

Proposal

Retrospective planning application for detached cabin to incorporate two rooms and connected WC for office/commercial use. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓

Received

30 Apr 2026

Decision

Expected by 30 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 24 Jun 2026; it is now day 137. The consultation period closed on 24 Jun 2026.

Documents 17

Site constraints 6

Ancient woodland: Wish Wood

Irreplaceable habitat. Standing advice asks for a 15 m buffer from the boundary.

National policy refuses development that would cause loss or deterioration of ancient woodland or ancient trees unless there are wholly exceptional reasons.

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: Ancient Semi Natural Woodland

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Also on the record

1 listed building within 150 m; Priority habitat 6 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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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Important details

Council: Wealden
Application type: Full - Retrospective
Postcode: TN3 9AT
Received: 30 Apr 2026
Validated: 30 Apr 2026
Ward: Frant & Wadhurst
Parish: Frant
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 30 Oct 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: Spruce Architecture

Decision outlook

Day 137, past the statutory target. 79% of changes of use in Wealden are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 11 Sept 2026.

target

predicted

Day 13781 days past the 56-day target

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: 12 May 2026
Comments by: 24 Jun 2026
Site or press notice: 12 May 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2017 Approved

3 CAMDEN COTTAGES, BAYHAM ROAD, BELLS YEW GREEN, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, TN3 9AT

TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION AND SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH LOFT CONVERSION.

WD/2017/0107/F 2 Mar 2017

2017 Approved

3 CAMDEN COTTAGES, BAYHAM ROAD, BELLS YEW GREEN, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, TN3 9AT

TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION AND SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH LOFT CONVERSION.

WD/2017/0107/F 2 Mar 2017

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