Whiteoaks, Cowbeech Road, Cowbeech, Herstmonceux, BN27 4JB Data via plota.co.uk

WD/2026/7007/AD - Agricultural Determination Approved

Proposal

General purpose agricultural building. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

3 Feb 2026

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Validated

4 Feb 2026

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Approved

4 Mar 2026

Approved on 4 Mar 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 12 Sept 2026

Documents 10

Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2

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

National landscape 26 m away: High Weald

Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.

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.

1 listed building within 150 m

Nearest: Batchelors and the Garden Wall to the East, Grade II, 50 m away

The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.

Historic England ↗

Also on the record

Inside the Cowbeech Hill built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 6 October 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £698,750 in October 2006. Detached house, freehold.

20 October 2006£698,750

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area230 m² (2,476 sq ft)

Energy ratingE (51 out of 100), could reach D

PropertyDetached house, 10 habitable rooms

Built1950 to 1966

HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil

WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2011, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council: Wealden
Application type: Agricultural Determination
Postcode: BN27 4JB
Received: 3 Feb 2026
Validated: 4 Feb 2026
Ward: Horam & Punnetts Town
Parish: Herstmonceux
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 4 Mar 2026
Decision: Prior Approval Not Required
Decision date: 4 Mar 2026
Decision level: Delegated
Applicant: Show
Agent: dowsettmayhew Planning Partnership

How this decision compares

Decided in 28 days from validation, about the council's usual 28 days. Approved, as 60% of agricultural works here are.

This one28d

Council28d

UK46d

84%decided within 8 weeks

60%approved

92decided in the last year

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

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2020 Approved

HIGH VIEW COTTAGE, HAILSHAM, BN27 4JB

SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION

WD/2020/1620/F 3 Nov 2020

2020 Approved

HIGH VIEW COTTAGE, HAILSHAM, BN27 4JB

SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION

WD/2020/1620/F 3 Nov 2020

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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.