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WD/2025/2579/FA - Full - Non Compliance of Condition Approved

Proposal

Variation of condition 2 of (first floor extension and loft conversion with rear dormer) to extend roof and increase width of dormer. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Nov 2025
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Approved
20 Feb 2026

Approved on 20 Feb 2026 · Committee · Last checked 9 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Wealden Minors Planning Committee on 19 Feb 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the amended roof retained a hipped form, remained subordinate and would not harm neighbours.
  • The parish said the amended design improved the streetscene but asked members to consider neighbouring privacy.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, consultation, public speaking, committee vote and decision. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Wealden's committee minutes of 19 Feb 2026.

Associated applications 2

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    Conditions variation sought for 2

    • VariationVariation of condition 2This applicationWD/2025/2579/FA

Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National landscape 70 m away: High Weald
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
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.
Also on the record
8 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Herstmonceux 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 9 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.

Building

Floor area92 m² (990 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (65 out of 100), could reach B
PropertySemi-detached house, 5 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingAir source heat pump, radiators, electric
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2015, 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 - Non Compliance of Condition
Postcode
BN27 4NE
Received
11 Nov 2025
Validated
11 Nov 2025
Ward
Herstmonceux & Pevensey Levels
Parish
Herstmonceux
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Feb 2026
Decision
Approval
Decision date
20 Feb 2026
Decision level
Committee
Applicant
Show
Agent
Lusted Design

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
3 Dec 2025
Comments by
24 Dec 2025
Site or press notice
3 Dec 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

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.