Nesta Cottage, 1 High Street, Frant, TN3 9DT Data via plota.co.uk

WD/2026/1714/LBR - Listed Building Consent Retrospective Allocated to Officer

Proposal

Part retrospective application for refurbishment and restoration of grade II listed building to make it both habitable and compliant with current standards, involving internal and external alterations, replacement windows, repositioning of stairs and new bathroom to first floor. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
24 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
1 Sept 2026
Decision
Target date was 27 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 29 Oct 2026; it is now day 58.

The consultation period closed on 9 Oct 2026.

Documents 48

Consultation & comments 18

PDF Consultee Response Document · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Document · 7 Oct 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Document · 7 Oct 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Document · 7 Oct 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Document · 24 Sept 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Document · 24 Sept 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Document · 24 Sept 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Document · 24 Sept 2026 View ↗
PDF Consultee Response Document · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultee Response Document · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultee Response Document · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultee Response Document · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Document · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Document · 11 Sept 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Document · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗
PDF Consultee Response Document · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Document · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Document · 31 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

20 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Rose Cottage, Grade II, about 11 m from the postcode pin · 20 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.
Show all 20 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.
Frant 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
SSSI about 363 m away: Eridge Park SSSI; Registered park or garden about 245 m away: Frant Court; Inside the Frant 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £200,100 in February 2025. Other property, freehold.

27 February 2025£200,100Recorded 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 area64 m² (689 sq ft)
Energy ratingG (4 out of 100), could reach E
PropertyEnd-terrace house, 3 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingRoom heaters, dual fuel (mineral and wood)
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2024, 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
Listed Building Consent Retrospective
Postcode
TN3 9DT
Received
24 Aug 2026
Validated
1 Sept 2026
Ward
Frant & Wadhurst
Parish
Frant
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
P O Payne Architects

Decision outlook

Day 58, past the statutory target. 93% of extensions in Wealden are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 1 Dec 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 28 Oct 2026.

Day 582 days past the 56-day target
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
16 Sept 2026
Comments by
9 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
16 Sept 2026
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.

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.