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

WD/2026/1512/LDE - Lawful Development - Existing Use Allocated to Officer

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

Received
28 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 22 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 14 Sept 2026, from Wealden's recent agricultural works.

Associated applications 4

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    Conditions details submitted for 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11

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Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: Old Mill House
List entry 1028188 · 4 m from the pin
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: 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
the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 11 September 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.

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Important details

Council
Wealden
Application type
Lawful Development - Existing Use
Postcode
TN20 6RF
Received
28 Jul 2026
Validated
28 Jul 2026
Ward
Mayfield & Five Ashes
Parish
Mayfield & Five Ashes
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Richardson Architecture Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 48, past Wealden's usual 28 days for agricultural works. 83% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 27 Oct 2026.

Day 488 days to the 56-day target
79%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
81decided 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