Lilacs House, Whitehill Road, Crowborough, TN6 1JP Data via plota.co.uk

WD/2025/2841/P26 - PD Change of use Commerical, Business & Service Uses to Dwelling Houses Approved

Proposal

Office to residential conversion (class ma) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Dec 2025
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Validated
17 Dec 2025
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Approved
9 Feb 2026

Approved on 9 Feb 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Site constraints 1

Also on the record
Inside the Crowborough built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Wealden
Application type
PD Change of use Commerical, Business & Service Uses to Dwelling Houses
Postcode
TN6 1JP
Received
16 Dec 2025
Validated
17 Dec 2025
Ward
Crowborough South West
Parish
Crowborough
Case officer
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Target decision
11 Feb 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Not Required
Decision date
9 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Rightful Place Architectural Design Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 76% of changes of use here are.

64%decided within 8 weeks
76%approved
108decided 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
16 Jan 2026
Comments by
6 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
16 Jan 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