The Kings Arms, High Street, Rotherfield, TN6 3LJ Data via plota.co.uk

WD/2024/1141/F - Full Approved

Proposal

Removal of external fan housing including partial replacement kitchen window. Partial installation of new internal kitchen extract duct now to terminate via new opening in existing balcony deck with duct, extract fan, silencer and ventilation cowl mounted on existing balcony, and associated works. Installation of snow guards to all exposed eaves. Replacement guttering, hoppers and downpipes in cast iron. Works to windows including replacement ground floor window to north-west elevation, repairs to external elevations and associated internal works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 May 2024
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Validated
12 Aug 2025
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Approved
29 Oct 2025

Approved on 29 Oct 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 17 Oct 2026

Documents 37

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: The King's Arms Public House
List entry 1028144 · 6 m away · 23 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 22 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.
Show the other 23 with distances
Historic England ↗
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.
Public footpath 8 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Rotherfield 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 Rotherfield built-up area; Priority habitat 19 m away: Good quality semi improved grassland; 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 16 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 2

Last sold for £585,183 in March 2019. Other property, freehold.

14 March 2019£585,183Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
26 June 2015£35,000Leasehold. Recorded 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 area620 m² (6,674 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 78)
UseA3/A4/A5 Restaurant and Cafes/Drinking Establishments and Hot Food takeaways
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2016, 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
TN6 3LJ
Received
14 May 2024
Validated
12 Aug 2025
Ward
Hadlow Down & Rotherfield
Parish
Rotherfield
Case officer
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Target decision
3 Nov 2025
Decision
Approval
Decision date
29 Oct 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Tangent Space Ltd
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 78 days from validation, 23 days slower than Wealden's median of 55 for full applications. Approved, as 86% of full applications here are.

65%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
1,002decided 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
27 Aug 2025
Comments by
19 Sept 2025
Site or press notice
27 Aug 2025
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.

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

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.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.