5 High Street, East Hoathly, BN8 6DR Data via plota.co.uk

TM/2026/0197/TCA - Trees in Conservation Area Allocated to Officer

Proposal

T1 cherry - reduce and reshape crown by approximately 2-3m all over. T2 apple - prune back as per domestic fruit tree pruning specifications. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 29 Oct 2026 and 5 Nov 2026, from Wealden's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: A Blaber, Butcher Aberdeen House the King's Head Inn
List entry 1286193 · 9 m away · 12 more listed buildings within 150 m (12 Grade II)
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 ↗
East Hoathly Conservation Area conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
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 East Hoathly 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 25 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.

Sales history 4

Last sold for £480,000 in July 2026. Semi-detached house, freehold.

29 July 2026£480,000
6 November 2008£485,000
23 April 2003£71,000
13 September 2002£237,500

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

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Important details

Council
Wealden
Application type
Trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
BN8 6DR
Received
18 Sept 2026
Validated
18 Sept 2026
Ward
Chiddingly, East Hoathly & Waldron
Parish
East Hoathly with Halland
Case officer
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Target decision
30 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Town and Country Tree Services

Decision outlook

Day 16 of the 56-day target. Wealden usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 43.

Day 1640 days to the 56-day target
82%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
154decided in the last year

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

Wealden
Planning Authority Score
4.2/10
Below average
#188 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use