Rushmere, Standard Hill, Ninfield, TN33 9JU Data via plota.co.uk

WD/2026/1564/PIP - Permission in Principle Refused

Proposal

Application for permission in principle for erection of a single residential dwelling Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
5 Aug 2026
Refused
10 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 10 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 10 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

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 Ninfield built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 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
Permission in Principle
Postcode
TN33 9JU
Received
5 Aug 2026
Validated
5 Aug 2026
Ward
Herstmonceux & Pevensey Levels
Parish
Ninfield
Case officer
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Target decision
10 Sept 2026
Decision
Refusal
Decision date
10 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Pump House Designs

How this decision compares

Decided in 36 days from validation, 20 days faster than Wealden's median of 56 for new homes. Refused, as 52% of new homes here are.

65%decided within 8 weeks
48%approved
6%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
24 Aug 2026
Comments by
8 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
24 Aug 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