The Bear Inn, Church Street, Hartfield, TN7 4AG Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Retrospective application for installation of 6 no. signs Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 20 Jan 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 9 Oct 2026
Documents 23
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 3
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 1
Other documents 13
Site constraints 6
Show the other 18 with distances
- 20 mElm CottageGrade II
- 20 m1-4, Church StreetGrade II
- 20 mPopes CottagesGrade II
- 21 mVillage Water PumpGrade II
- 38 mOasthouse in the Garden and to the North West of the Anchor InnGrade II
- 46 mVine House and Vine House CottageGrade II
- 46 mSt MarysGrade II
- 48 mHartfield War MemorialGrade II
- 57 m2 2a 3 4 5 and 6, High StreetGrade II
- 64 mThe Hay Wagon InnGrade II
- 64 mLych Gate CottageGrade II
- 70 mVine Cottage and No. 7 High StreetGrade II
- 81 mSpring CottageGrade II
- 85 mCourt HouseGrade II
- 88 mPump HouseGrade II
- 114 mChestnut HouseGrade II
- 114 mThe Parish Church of St MaryGrade I
- 119 mForge Cottage Orchard Cottage the Former ForgeGrade II
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
From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2016, 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
- Retrospective Non-Illuminated Advertisement
- Postcode
- TN7 4AG
- Received
- 26 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 27 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Hartfield
- Parish
- Hartfield
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 22 Jan 2026
- Decision
- Approval
- Decision date
- 20 Jan 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- JMW Solicitors
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 54 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 93% of signs and adverts here are.
Plota live figures for signs and adverts decided by Wealden in the last twelve months, from validation. Wealden decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 10 Dec 2025
- Comments by
- 12 Jan 2026
- Site or press notice
- 10 Dec 2025
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
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.
Freehold owner and leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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