Finches, Hugletts Lane, Cade Street, Heathfield, TN21 9BX Data via plota.co.uk

WD/2026/1577/FR - Full - Retrospective Approved

Proposal

Retrospective application to extend existing drive in porous material and provide retaining sleeper wall to grass bank Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

4 Aug 2026

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Validated

6 Aug 2026

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Approved

30 Sept 2026

Approved on 30 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Documents 7

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Site constraints 5

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.

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

Conservation area about 75 m away: Old Heathfield and Cade Street Conservation Area; Inside the Cade Street 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 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.

Building

Floor area122 m² (1,313 sq ft)

Energy ratingD (56 out of 100), could reach C

PropertyDetached bungalow, 5 habitable rooms

Built1950 to 1966

HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil

WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2016, 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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Other new applications on this street

17 Sept 2026Refused

FRIENDS WOOD, HUGLETTS LANE, CADE STREET, HEATHFIELD, TN21 9BY

REDRESSING OF THE EXISTING TIMBER STACKING AREA AND FORWARDING TRACK.

WD/2026/7059/AD

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17 Sept 2026Refused

FRIENDS WOOD, HUGLETTS LANE, CADE STREET, HEATHFIELD, TN21 9BY

REDRESSING OF THE EXISTING TIMBER STACKING AREA AND FORWARDING TRACK.

WD/2026/7059/AD

Important details

Council: Wealden
Application type: Full - Retrospective
Postcode: TN21 9BX
Received: 4 Aug 2026
Validated: 6 Aug 2026
Ward: Horam & Punnetts Town
Parish: Heathfield & Waldron
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 1 Oct 2026
Decision: Approval
Decision date: 30 Sept 2026
Decision level: Delegated
Applicant: Show
Agent: Larkins & Pollington Design

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 52 days. Approved, as 86% of extensions here are.

This one55d

Council52d

UK55d

77%decided within 8 weeks

86%approved

645decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation: 17 Aug 2026
Comments by: 8 Sept 2026
Site or press notice: 17 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2021 Approved

CHILLAND, CADE STREET, HEATHFIELD, TN21 9BU

CONSTRUCTION OF LOG CABIN/ GARDEN ROOM

WD/2021/1686/LDP 19 Aug 2021

2020 Approved

FAIRLIGHT, HUGLETTS LANE, CADE STREET, HEATHFIELD, TN21 9BX

FIRST FLOOR SIDE EXTENSION AND GROUND FLOOR REAR EXTENSION WITH INTERNAL ALTERATIONS

WD/2020/0602/F 14 Jul 2020

2020 Approved

FAIRLIGHT, HUGLETTS LANE, CADE STREET, HEATHFIELD, TN21 9BX

FIRST FLOOR SIDE EXTENSION AND GROUND FLOOR REAR EXTENSION WITH INTERNAL ALTERATIONS

WD/2020/0602/F 14 Jul 2020

2018 Approved

HOLTON COTTAGE, HUGLETTS LANE, CADE STREET, HEATHFIELD, TN21 9BX

ALTERATION AT FIRST FLOOR LEVEL AT REAR OF COTTAGE

WD/2018/1744/F 7 Nov 2018

2018 Approved

HOLTON COTTAGE, HUGLETTS LANE, CADE STREET, HEATHFIELD, TN21 9BX

ALTERATION AT FIRST FLOOR LEVEL AT REAR OF COTTAGE

WD/2018/1744/F 7 Nov 2018

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

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.