Broadhurst Farm, Swife Lane, Broad Oak, Heathfield, TN21 8UX Data via plota.co.uk

WD/2026/1185/NMA - Non-material amendment Approved
DemolitionExtensions & alterationsNew homesSolar & renewables

Proposal

Application for a non-material amendment to WD/2026/0521/FA (deconstruction of existing dwelling and erection of proposed new self build dwelling) to allow amendments to the fenestration and insertion of PV solar panels to garage roof Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Jun 2026
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Approved
3 Jul 2026

Approved on 3 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 9 Sept 2026

Documents 12

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice Document · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Officer Report Document · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 7

PDF Elevations Document · 12 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Elevations Document · 12 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Floor Layout Document · 12 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Floor Layout Document · 12 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF General Plan Document · 12 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Roof Layout Document · 12 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Site Plan Document · 12 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Document · 12 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF Report Document · 12 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Planning History Document · 12 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 4

Site constraints 3

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.
Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £1,400,000 in August 2019. Other property, freehold.

16 August 2019£1,400,000Recorded 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 area305 m² (3,283 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (61 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 11 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2017, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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TURKS FARM, SWIFE LANE, BROAD OAK, HEATHFIELD, TN21 8UX

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Important details

Council
Wealden
Application type
Non-material amendment
Postcode
TN21 8UX
Received
12 Jun 2026
Validated
12 Jun 2026
Ward
Horam & Punnetts Town
Parish
Heathfield & Waldron
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Jul 2026
Decision
Approval
Decision date
3 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
BakerBrown Studio Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 21 days from validation, 32 days faster than Wealden's median of 53 for demolitions. Approved, as 74% of demolitions here are.

69%decided within 8 weeks
74%approved
127decided in the last year

Plota live figures for demolitions decided by Wealden in the last twelve months, from validation. Wealden decision record →

Historical activity at this location

15 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
DECONSTRUCTION OF EXISTING DWELLING AND ERECTION OF PROPOSED NEW SELF BUILD DWELLING
WD/2025/0999/F
2025 Approved
DECONSTRUCTION OF EXISTING DWELLING AND ERECTION OF PROPOSED NEW SELF BUILD DWELLING
WD/2025/0999/F
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Approved
LAKEDOWN FARM, SWIFE LANE, BROAD OAK, HEATHFIELD, TN21 8UX
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITIONS 5, 8, 12, 13 ATTACHED TO WD/20…
WD/2022/2183/CD
2022 Approved
LAKEDOWN FARM, SWIFE LANE, BROAD OAK, HEATHFIELD, TN21 8UX
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITIONS 5, 8, 12, 13 ATTACHED TO WD/20…
WD/2022/2183/CD
2022 Approved
LAKEDOWN FARM, SWIFE LANE, BROAD OAK, HEATHFIELD TN21 8UX
STORAGE BUILDING FOR AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT AND LAKE MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT WITH CRAFT BRE…
WD/2022/0917/F
2022 Approved
LAKEDOWN FARM, SWIFE LANE, BROAD OAK, HEATHFIELD TN21 8UX
STORAGE BUILDING FOR AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT AND LAKE MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT WITH CRAFT BRE…
WD/2022/0917/F
2022 Approved
Lakedown Farm, Swife Lane, Broad Oak, Burwash Tn21 8ux,
Erection of storage building for agricultural equipment and lake maintenance equipment wi…
RR/2022/855/P
2022 Approved
Lakedown Farm, Swife Lane, Broad Oak, Burwash Tn21 8ux,
Erection of storage building for agricultural equipment and lake maintenance equipment wi…
RR/2022/855/P
2021 Approved
LAND AT LAKEDOWN TROUT FISHERY, BURWASH, TN21 8UX
CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL USE FOR THE EXISTING USE OF LAND AS AN OUTDOOR TROUT FISHERY FOR ME…
WD/2021/8016/AA
2018 Approved
LAKEDOWN FARM BUNGALOW, SWIFE LANE, BROAD OAK, HEATHFIELD, TN21 8UX
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BUNGALOW AND CONSTRUCTION OF REPLACEMENT FARM MANAGERS COTTAGE INC…
WD/2018/2533/F
2018 Approved
LAKEDOWN FARM BUNGALOW, SWIFE LANE, BROAD OAK, HEATHFIELD, TN21 8UX
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BUNGALOW AND CONSTRUCTION OF REPLACEMENT FARM MANAGERS COTTAGE INC…
WD/2018/2533/F
2018 Withdrawn
LAKEDOWN FARM, SWIFE LANE, BROAD OAK, HEATHFIELD, TN21 8UX
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BUNGALOW AND CONSTRUCTION OF REPLACEMENT FARM MANAGER'S COTTAGE. (…
WD/2018/0989/F
2018 Withdrawn
LAKEDOWN FARM, SWIFE LANE, BROAD OAK, HEATHFIELD, TN21 8UX
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BUNGALOW AND CONSTRUCTION OF REPLACEMENT FARM MANAGER'S COTTAGE. (…
WD/2018/0989/F
2017 Approved
LAKEDOWN FARM, SWIFE LANE, BROAD OAK, HEATHFIELD TN21 8UX
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING STORAGE UNITS AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW DETACHED 3 BEDROOM DWELLING.
WD/2017/1257/F
2017 Approved
LAKEDOWN FARM, SWIFE LANE, BROAD OAK, HEATHFIELD TN21 8UX
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING STORAGE UNITS AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW DETACHED 3 BEDROOM DWELLING.
WD/2017/1257/F
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.