Bell Reed Farm, Cross in Hand, TN21 0SY Data via plota.co.uk

WD/2026/0811/FR - Full - Retrospective Allocated to Officer

Proposal

Retrospective application for a change of use of part of field to dog walking/exercise area and provision of hardstanding for parking. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
21 Apr 2026
✓
Validated
5 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 30 Nov 2026, from Wealden's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 30 Oct 2026

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Documents 27

Consultation & comments 20

PDF Consultee Response Document · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Document · 18 Oct 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Document · 17 Oct 2026 View ↗
PDF Consultee Response Document · 15 Oct 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Document · 14 Oct 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Document · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗
PDF Consultee Response Document · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Document · 12 Oct 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Document · 9 Oct 2026 View ↗
PDF Consultee Response Document · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Document · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Document · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Document · 18 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Document · 17 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF Consultee Response Document · 8 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultee Response Document · 1 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultee Response Document · 26 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Document · 20 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Document · 18 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Consultee Response Document · 14 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

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
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Heritage at risk about 78 m away: Cross-In-Hand Windmill, Mill Lane; Inside the Cross in Hand built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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 10 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
Full - Retrospective
Postcode
TN21 0SY
Received
21 Apr 2026
Validated
5 Oct 2026
Ward
Framfield & Cross-in-Hand
Parish
Heathfield & Waldron
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Lusted Design

Decision outlook

Day 23 of the 56-day target. Wealden usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 2333 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
12 Oct 2026
Comments by
30 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
12 Oct 2026
Wealden
Planning Authority Score
4.2/10
Below average
#188 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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