Land Adj. Cranford Industrial Estate, Station Road, Berwick BN26 6TF Data via plota.co.uk

WD/2026/0385/PIP - Permission in Principle Refused

Proposal

Application for permission in principle for the demolition of the existing dwelling and the erection of 9 no. residential units. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
20 Feb 2026
✓
Validated
7 May 2026
✗
Refused
12 Jun 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 12 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 10 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Local nature reserve about 83 m away: Arlington Reservoir
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.
SSSI about 84 m away: Arlington Reservoir SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
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
Radon affected area, class 4; Priority habitat about 36 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
Permission in Principle
Postcode
BN26 6TF
Received
20 Feb 2026
Validated
7 May 2026
Ward
Arlington
Parish
Arlington
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Jun 2026
Decision
Refusal
Decision date
12 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
AVF Planning and Design Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 36 days from validation, 17 days faster than Wealden's median of 53 for demolitions. Refused, as 26% of demolitions here are.

69%decided within 8 weeks
74%approved
127decided 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
22 May 2026
Comments by
6 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
22 May 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