Old Mill, Newick Lane, Mayfield, TN20 6RF Data via plota.co.uk

WD/2026/1512/LDE - Lawful Development - Existing Use Approved

Proposal

Works carried out involved the demolition of a section of barn in excess of 80 sq.m. Relating to planning consents and in order to establish a start on site and to implement these consents so that they are now 'in perpetuity'. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Jul 2026
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Validated
28 Jul 2026
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Approved
17 Sept 2026

Approved on 17 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 17 Sept 2026

Associated applications 4

  • LawfulnessWD/2026/1512/LDEThis application
    Works carried out involved the demolition of a section of barn in excess of 80 sq.m. Relating to planning consents in order…
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    Conditions details submitted for 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11

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Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: Old Mill House
List entry 1028188 · 4 m away
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.
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Habitat network: Priority Rivers
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Public bridleway 28 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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 £1,200,000 in September 2023. Other property, freehold.

29 September 2023£1,200,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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
Lawful Development - Existing Use
Postcode
TN20 6RF
Received
27 Jul 2026
Validated
28 Jul 2026
Ward
Mayfield & Five Ashes
Parish
Mayfield & Five Ashes
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Sept 2026
Decision
Issue Certificate
Decision date
17 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Richardson Architecture Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, 23 days slower than Wealden's median of 28 for agricultural works. Approved, as 60% of agricultural works here are.

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 →

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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.