Saxon Court, Pound Green, Buxted, TN22 4DT Data via plota.co.uk

WD/2025/1996/MAJ - Major Application - Full Approved

Proposal

Demolition of the vacant building and ancillary outbuildings/structures, and the construction of 30 no. residential dwellings with associated landscaping, on-site car parking, associated infrastructure and access to/from the A272. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Aug 2025
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Validated
30 Sept 2025
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Approved
21 Sept 2026

Approved on 21 Sept 2026 · Committee · Last checked 13 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Wealden Majors Planning Committee on 9 Apr 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because housing benefits and mitigation outweighed limited, localised landscape harm.
  • Consultees largely raised no objection subject to conditions, while one parish council objected to landscape, highways, infrastructure and drainage impacts.
  • The committee voted to grant permission, subject to conditions, informatives and a Section 106 Agreement within eight weeks.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site context, officers’ assessment, consultation responses, committee decision and planning conditions. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Wealden's committee minutes of 9 Apr 2026.

Documents 97

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Site constraints 4

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.
Also on the record
Inside the Buxted 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 13 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 2

Last sold for £1,200,000 in July 2023. Other property, freehold.

More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.

20 July 2023£1,200,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
15 April 1996£1,225,000Detached house

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

Building

Floor area1,794 m² (19,310 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 56)
UseC2 Residential Institutions - Hospitals and Care Homes
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2018, 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
Major Application - Full
Postcode
TN22 4DT
Received
21 Aug 2025
Validated
30 Sept 2025
Ward
Buxted
Parish
Buxted
Case officer
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Target decision
22 Sept 2026
Decision
Approval
Decision date
21 Sept 2026
Decision level
Committee
Applicant
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Agent
Kitewood Estates Limited
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 356 days from validation, 301 days slower than Wealden's median of 55 for full applications. Approved, as 86% of full applications here are.

65%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
1,002decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
30 Oct 2025
Comments by
20 Nov 2025
Site or press notice
30 Oct 2025
Wealden
Planning Authority Score
4.2/10
Below average
#188 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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.

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.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.