Woodlands Farm, Main Road, Hadlow Down, TN22 4HH Data via plota.co.uk

WD/2026/1772/F - Full Allocated to Officer

Proposal

Installation of a low-level ground-mounted no-dig domestic solar array within the domestic curtilage of Woodlands Farm. The solar array will comprise of 48 aiko 3neostar 3s 495w n-type all-black panels divided into two equal rows at 35 degrees. They will reduce the home’s carbon footprint by 4864 kg and produce 23.624 kwh/yr sustainable renewable energy for the home. The home currently has relatively high annual electricity and energy (18 kwh/yr) consumption. An air source heat pump to be installed set back from the front of the house next to the laundry, to replace an old oil boiler. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Sept 2026
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Validated
21 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 15 Nov 2026, from Wealden's recent full applications.

Comments are open until 19 Oct 2026

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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.
Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 4. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Priority habitat 31 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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 3

Last sold for £2,130,000 in August 2020. Detached house, freehold.

7 August 2020£2,130,000
21 April 2004£455,000
10 October 2003£410,000

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

Building

Floor area396 m² (4,263 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (73 out of 100)
PropertyDetached house, 12 habitable rooms
Built2003 to 2006
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsCavity wall, with internal insulation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2014, 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
Full
Postcode
TN22 4HH
Received
1 Sept 2026
Validated
21 Sept 2026
Ward
Hadlow Down & Rotherfield
Parish
Hadlow Down
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 18 of the 56-day target. Wealden usually decides full applications by day 55.

Day 1838 days to the 56-day target
68%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
652decided 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
29 Sept 2026
Comments by
19 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
29 Sept 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

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.