Medway Farm Barn, Catts Hill, Town Row, Rotherfield, TN6 3NQ Data via plota.co.uk

WD/2026/0604/FR - Full - Retrospective Approved

Proposal

Change of use from holiday let to annexe accommodation (retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

27 Mar 2026

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Approved

5 Jun 2026

Approved on 5 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 10 Sept 2026

Documents 10

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.

1 listed building within 150 m

Nearest: Medway Farmhouse, Grade II, 48 m away

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.

Historic England ↗

Also on the record

Inside the Town Row built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 11 September 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.

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Important details

Council: Wealden
Application type: Full - Retrospective
Postcode: TN6 3NQ
Received: 27 Mar 2026
Validated: 27 Mar 2026
Ward: Hadlow Down & Rotherfield
Parish: Rotherfield
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 5 Jun 2026
Decision: Approval
Decision date: 5 Jun 2026
Decision level: Delegated
Applicant: Show
Agent: DJM Town Planning Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 70 days from validation, 15 days slower than Wealden's median of 55 for changes of use. Approved, as 81% of changes of use here are.

This one70d

Council55d

UK56d

63%decided within 8 weeks

81%approved

89decided 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: 7 Apr 2026
Comments by: 9 May 2026
Site or press notice: 7 Apr 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2018 Approved

SILVER BIRCHES, CATTS HILL, MARK CROSS, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 3NQ

TWO STOREY EXTENSION

WD/2018/2393/F 13 Feb 2019

2018 Approved

SILVER BIRCHES, CATTS HILL, MARK CROSS, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 3NQ

TWO STOREY EXTENSION

WD/2018/2393/F 13 Feb 2019

2017 Approved

PIPERS WOOD, CATTS HILL, MARK CROSS, TN6 3NQ

REPLACEMENT SUNROOM

WD/2017/2758/F 4 Jan 2018

2017 Approved

PIPERS WOOD, CATTS HILL, MARK CROSS, TN6 3NQ

REPLACEMENT SUNROOM

WD/2017/2758/F 4 Jan 2018

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

Medway Farm Barn, Catts Hill, Town Row, Rotherfield, TN6 3NQ Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 10

Decision & officer reports 2

Statements & assessments 1

Plans & drawings 2

Application forms 2

Consultation & comments 1

Other documents 2