West End Farm, Forest Lane, Punnetts Town, TN21 9JA Data via plota.co.uk

WD/2026/1614/OH - Overhead Line Decision Issued

Proposal

To upgrade the pole mounted transformer from 15kVA to a 50kVA and to upgrade two spans of overhead line from pole 531011 to 542599. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 22 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 59.

The consultation period closed on 4 Sept 2026.

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.
Public footpath about 16 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
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
Inside the Punnett's Town 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 2

Last sold for £660,000 in January 2026. Detached house, freehold.

More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.

16 January 2026£660,000
6 November 2017£557,000Other property. Recorded 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 area135 m² (1,453 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (39 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 7 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingBoiler and radiators, electric
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2019, 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
Overhead Line
Postcode
TN21 9JA
Received
11 Aug 2026
Validated
11 Aug 2026
Ward
Horam & Punnetts Town
Parish
Heathfield & Waldron
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
UK Power Networks (Operations) Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 59, past the statutory target. 97% of utility and infrastructure works in Wealden are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 10 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 8 Sept 2026.

Day 593 days past the 56-day target
69%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
37decided in the last year

Plota live figures for utility and infrastructure works decided by Wealden in the last twelve months, from validation. Wealden decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
4 Sept 2026
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

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.