The Kings Head, Lower Horsebridge, BN27 4DL Data via plota.co.uk

WD/2026/1928/PIP - Permission in Principle Allocated to Officer
Change of useExtensions & alterationsNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

Permission in principle for 6-9 dwellings through conversion of pub and extension / new build units. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Sept 2026
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Validated
25 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 31 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 20 Nov 2026, from Wealden's recent changes of use.

Documents 6

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Statement Document · 23 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

PDF Block Plan Document · 23 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF General Plan Document · 23 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Site Plan Document · 23 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Document · 23 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Planning History Document · 24 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 2

Agricultural land, grade 1
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 3. 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.
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Busbridge House, Grade II, about 53 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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.
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Historic England ↗
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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.

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Important details

Council
Wealden
Application type
Permission in Principle
Postcode
BN27 4DL
Received
23 Sept 2026
Validated
25 Sept 2026
Ward
Hellingly
Parish
Hellingly
Case officer
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Target decision
31 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Stonefields Planning Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 14 of the 56-day target. Wealden usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 1442 days to the 56-day target
64%decided within 8 weeks
76%approved
108decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Wealden in the last twelve months, from validation. Wealden decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
1 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
1 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

13 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
BURLEIGH COTTAGE, LOWER HORSEBRIDGE, HELLINGLY, BN27 4DJ
USE OF LAND FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES
WD/2025/2575/LDE
2025 Approved
BURLEIGH COTTAGE, LOWER HORSEBRIDGE, HELLINGLY, BN27 4DJ
USE OF LAND FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES
WD/2025/2575/LDE
2021 Approved
WHITE HART PUBLIC HOUSE, A271, LOWER HORSEBRIDGE, HAILSHAM, BN27 4DJ
REDUCE CROWN OF ONE OAK TREE BY 20%, THIN BY 5% AND RAISE CROWN TO 3M ABOVE GROUND LEVEL…
TM/2021/0220/TPO
2018 Approved
LUCANARA, LOWER HORSEBRIDGE, HAILSHAM, BN27 4DL
CONSTRUCTION OF GARAGE/WORKSHOP
WD/2018/0313/F
2018 Approved
LUCANARA, LOWER HORSEBRIDGE, HAILSHAM, BN27 4DL
CONSTRUCTION OF GARAGE/WORKSHOP
WD/2018/0313/F
2017 Approved
BURLEIGH COTTAGE, LOWER HORSEBRIDGE, HELLINGLY, BN27 4DJ
CONVERSION OF EXISTING GARAGE AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW BEDROOM OVER, TOGETHER WITH NEW STA…
WD/2017/2402/F
2017 Approved
BURLEIGH COTTAGE, LOWER HORSEBRIDGE, HELLINGLY, BN27 4DJ
CONVERSION OF EXISTING GARAGE AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW BEDROOM OVER, TOGETHER WITH NEW STA…
WD/2017/2402/F
2017 Refused
CROFT COTTAGE, LOWER HORSEBRIDGE, HELLINGLY, BN27 4DJ
RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR DOUBLE GLAZED WINDOWS AND SATELLITE DISH TO EXTERIOR OF PRO…
WD/2017/1123/LBR
2017 Refused
CROFT COTTAGE, LOWER HORSEBRIDGE, HELLINGLY, BN27 4DJ
RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR DOUBLE GLAZED WINDOWS AND SATELLITE DISH TO EXTERIOR OF PRO…
WD/2017/1123/LBR
2016 Refused
THE WHITE HART PUBLIC HOUSE, LONDON ROAD, HELLINGLY, BN27 4DJ
CHANGE OF USE FROM PUBLIC HOUSE (A4) TO RESIDENTIAL (C3). DEMOLITION OF EXISTING PUB AND…
WD/2016/1133/F
2016 Refused
THE WHITE HART PUBLIC HOUSE, LONDON ROAD, HELLINGLY, BN27 4DJ
CHANGE OF USE FROM PUBLIC HOUSE (A4) TO RESIDENTIAL (C3). DEMOLITION OF EXISTING PUB AND…
WD/2016/1133/F
2016 Withdrawn
THE WHITE HART PUBLIC HOUSE, LONDON ROAD, HORSEBRIDGE, BN27 4DJ
CHANGE OF USE FROM PUBLIC HOUSE (A4) TO RESIDENTIAL (C3). DEMOLITION OF EXISTING PUB AND…
WD/2016/0532/F
2016 Withdrawn
THE WHITE HART PUBLIC HOUSE, LONDON ROAD, HORSEBRIDGE, BN27 4DJ
CHANGE OF USE FROM PUBLIC HOUSE (A4) TO RESIDENTIAL (C3). DEMOLITION OF EXISTING PUB AND…
WD/2016/0532/F
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings