Rystwood House, Forest Road, Forest Row Data via plota.co.uk

WD/2026/0810/F - Full Allocated to Officer

Proposal

Demolition of workshop and store, rebuilding new workshop and store. New pool room. Removal of existing damaged bridge and replacing with new bridge Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 28 Oct 2026, 10:35

Application progress

✓

Received

21 Apr 2026

✓

Validated

26 May 2026

Decision

Expected by 2 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 20 Oct 2026; it is now day 156.

The consultation period closed on 20 Oct 2026.

Documents 29

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Design and Access Statement Document · 21 Apr 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 16

Application forms 2

PDF Application Form for CIL Document · 22 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Application Form Document · 21 Apr 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 3

PDF Consultee Response Document · 20 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultee Response Document · 22 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultee Response Document · 16 Jun 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 7

1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin

Nearest: Rystwood House, Including Rystwood Cottage, Grade II, about 19 m from the postcode pin

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 ↗

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: Network Enhancement Zone 2

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

Special protection area about 245 m away: Ashdown Forest

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.

Also on the record

SSSI about 245 m away: Ashdown Forest SSSI; Inside the Forest Row built-up area; Priority habitat about 24 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present.

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 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 £4,000,000 in August 2023. Detached house, freehold.

31 August 2023£4,000,000

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

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Important details

Council: Wealden
Application type: Full
Postcode: RH18 5NA
Received: 21 Apr 2026
Validated: 26 May 2026
Ward: Hartfield
Parish: Forest Row
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 2 Nov 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: Delavals Design

Decision outlook

Day 156, past the statutory target. 86% of commercial and major works 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 28 Oct 2026.

target

predicted

Day 156100 days past the 56-day target

67%decided within 8 weeks

69%approved

67decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation: 14 Jun 2026
Comments by: 20 Oct 2026
Site or press notice: 14 Jun 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