Old Court Farm, Cowbeech Hill, Hailsham, BN27 4JA Data via plota.co.uk

WD/2026/2010/OH - Overhead Line Allocated to Officer

Proposal

To install an additional pole to support an existing line. The new pole is no taller than the existing supports. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 28 Nov 2026, from Wealden's recent utility and infrastructure works.

Comments are open until 5 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 5

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
National landscape about 183 m away: High Weald; Priority habitat about 4 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present; Inside the Cowbeech Hill 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 15 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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 £563,000 in July 2018. Other property, freehold.

5 July 2018£563,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

Building

Floor area285 m² (3,068 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (87 out of 100), could reach A
PropertyDetached house
Built2020
HeatingAir source heat pump, underfloor, electric
WallsAverage thermal transmittance 0.20 W/m²K

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2022, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Wealden
Application type
Overhead Line
Postcode
BN27 4JA
Received
5 Oct 2026
Validated
5 Oct 2026
Ward
Hellingly
Parish
Herstmonceux
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
UK Power Networks (Operations) Limited

Decision outlook

Day 23 of the 56-day target. Wealden usually decides utility and infrastructure works by day 54.

Day 2333 days to the 56-day target
69%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
37decided in the last year

Plota live figures for utility and infrastructure works decided by Wealden in the last twelve months, from validation. Wealden decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
5 Nov 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.