Tompsets Bank Cottages, Tompsets Bank, Forest Row, RH18 5LL Data via plota.co.uk

WD/2026/1434/F - Full Refused
DemolitionExtensions & alterations

Proposal

Demolition of rear of house and garage and replacement with a single storey extension. Refurbishment of existing house including addition of a new dormer and replacement of all windows. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
17 Jul 2026
✗
Refused
11 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 11 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 11 Sept 2026

Documents 21

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice Document · 11 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Officer Report Document · 11 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF Design and Access Statement Document · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Survey Document · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 13

PDF Block Plan Document · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Block Plan Document · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Elevations Document · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Elevations Document · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Elevations Document · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Elevations Document · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Floor Layout Document · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Floor Layout Document · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Floor Layout Document · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Floor Layout Document · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Roof Layout Document · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Roof Layout Document · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Site Plan Document · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF Application Form Document · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Application Form for CIL Document · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Consultee Response Document · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Planning History Document · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

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 byway open to all traffic 13 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.
Special protection area 22 m away: Ashdown Forest
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
SSSI 22 m away: Ashdown Forest SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
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 Forest Row built-up area; Priority habitat 22 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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
Postcode
RH18 5LL
Received
17 Jul 2026
Validated
17 Jul 2026
Ward
Forest Row
Parish
Forest Row
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Sept 2026
Decision
Refusal
Decision date
11 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Karenna Wilford Architects Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 54 days. Refused, as 26% of demolitions here are.

67%decided within 8 weeks
74%approved
109decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
31 Jul 2026
Comments by
21 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
31 Jul 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
REFURBISHMENT OF TOMPSETS BANK COTTAGE WITH SINGLE STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSIONS. DEMOL…
WD/2024/0018/F
2024 Approved
REFURBISHMENT OF TOMPSETS BANK COTTAGE WITH SINGLE STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSIONS. DEMOL…
WD/2024/0018/F
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
DOWN COTTAGE, TOMPSETS BANK, FOREST ROW, RH18 5BG
CONVERSION OF THE EXISTING TWO STOREY DWELLING TO A THREE STOREY DWELLING, INCLUDING AN I…
WD/2025/0213/F
2025 Approved
DOWN COTTAGE, TOMPSETS BANK, FOREST ROW, RH18 5BG
CONVERSION OF THE EXISTING TWO STOREY DWELLING TO A THREE STOREY DWELLING, INCLUDING AN I…
WD/2025/0213/F
2024 Approved
DOWN COTTAGE, TOMPSETS BANK, FOREST ROW RH18 5BG
REDUCE CROWN HEIGHT OF ONE LIME TREE BY 2M AND SPREAD BY 1.5M ALL ROUND WITHIN TREE PRESE…
TM/2024/0094/TPO
2024 Approved
DOWN COTTAGE, TOMPSETS BANK, FOREST ROW RH18 5BG
REDUCE CROWN HEIGHT OF ONE LIME TREE BY 2M AND SPREAD BY 1.5M ALL ROUND WITHIN TREE PRESE…
TM/2024/0094/TPO
2023 Approved
DOWN COTTAGE, TOMPSETS BANK, FOREST ROW, RH18 5BG
ENGINEERING OPERATION TO CREATE A NEW SWIMMING POND
WD/2023/1485/F
2023 Approved
DOWN COTTAGE, TOMPSETS BANK, FOREST ROW, RH18 5BG
ENGINEERING OPERATION TO CREATE A NEW SWIMMING POND
WD/2023/1485/F
2020 Refused
DOWN COTTAGE, TOMPSETS BANK, FOREST ROW, RH18 5BG
POLLARD 1X LIME, REMOVE 30-40FT HEIGHT FROM CROWN AND 10-15FT WIDTH FROM CIRCUMFERENCE WI…
TM/2020/0096/TPO
2020 Refused
DOWN COTTAGE, TOMPSETS BANK, FOREST ROW, RH18 5BG
POLLARD 1X LIME, REMOVE 30-40FT HEIGHT FROM CROWN AND 10-15FT WIDTH FROM CIRCUMFERENCE WI…
TM/2020/0096/TPO
2018 Approved
DOWN COTTAGE, TOMSETTS BANK, FOREST ROW, RH18 5BG
CROWN RAISE BY 2-4M ONE LIME TREE SUBJECT TO TREE PRESERVATION ORDER (FOREST ROW) NO 8, 1…
TM/2018/0011/TPO
2018 Approved
DOWN COTTAGE, TOMSETTS BANK, FOREST ROW, RH18 5BG
CROWN RAISE BY 2-4M ONE LIME TREE SUBJECT TO TREE PRESERVATION ORDER (FOREST ROW) NO 8, 1…
TM/2018/0011/TPO
2017 Approved
SHEPHERDS MEWS, TOMPSETS BANK, FOREST ROW, RH18 5BG
PROPOSED SINGLE STOREY LEAN-TO EXTENSION TO KITCHEN AND SITTING ROOM. (FORMING MINOR AMEN…
WD/2017/1434/F
2017 Approved
SHEPHERDS MEWS, TOMPSETS BANK, FOREST ROW, RH18 5BG
PROPOSED SINGLE STOREY LEAN-TO EXTENSION TO KITCHEN AND SITTING ROOM. (FORMING MINOR AMEN…
WD/2017/1434/F
2016 Approved
SHEPHERDS MEWS, TOMPSETS BANK, FOREST ROW, RH18 5BG
FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION AND ALTERATIONS TO ROOF
WD/2016/1832/F
2016 Approved
SHEPHERDS MEWS, TOMPSETS BANK, FOREST ROW, RH18 5BG
FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION AND ALTERATIONS TO ROOF
WD/2016/1832/F
2025 Approved
PINEWOOD, BALFOUR GARDENS, FOREST ROW, RH18 5LJ
PART RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BUILDING AND REPLACEMENT WITH O…
WD/2025/0078/FR
2025 Approved
PINEWOOD, BALFOUR GARDENS, FOREST ROW, RH18 5LJ
PART RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BUILDING AND REPLACEMENT WITH O…
WD/2025/0078/FR
2024 Refused
PINEWOOD, BALFOUR GARDENS, FOREST ROW, RH18 5LJ
PART RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BUILDING AND REPLACEMENT WI…
WD/2024/1236/F
2024 Refused
PINEWOOD, BALFOUR GARDENS, FOREST ROW, RH18 5LJ
PART RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BUILDING AND REPLACEMENT WI…
WD/2024/1236/FR
2024 Refused
PINEWOOD, BALFOUR GARDENS, FOREST ROW, RH18 5LJ
PART RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BUILDING AND REPLACEMENT WI…
WD/2024/1236/F
2024 Refused
PINEWOOD, BALFOUR GARDENS, FOREST ROW, RH18 5LJ
PART RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BUILDING AND REPLACEMENT WI…
WD/2024/1236/FR
2019 Approved
SHEPHERDS MEWS, TOMPSETS BANK, FOREST ROW, RH18 5BG
PART RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR SUNKEN, IN-GROUND SWIM SPA IN CABINET AND SURROUNDING…
WD/2019/0811/FR
2019 Approved
SHEPHERDS MEWS, TOMPSETS BANK, FOREST ROW, RH18 5BG
PART RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR SUNKEN, IN-GROUND SWIM SPA IN CABINET AND SURROUNDING…
WD/2019/0811/FR
2018 Approved
9 THE RAMBLES, BALFOUR GARDENS, FOREST ROW, RH18 5LJ
RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR ASSEMBLY AND POSITIONING OF ASGARD 'ACCESS' BICYCLE STORE.
WD/2018/0641/FR
2018 Approved
9 THE RAMBLES, BALFOUR GARDENS, FOREST ROW, RH18 5LJ
RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR ASSEMBLY AND POSITIONING OF ASGARD 'ACCESS' BICYCLE STORE.
WD/2018/0641/FR
2017 Approved
PINEWOOD, BALFOUR GARDENS, FOREST ROW, RH18 5LJ
AMENDMENTS (PART RETROSPECTIVE) TO PLANNING PERMISSION WD/2015/1359/F AND ADDITION OF ROO…
WD/2017/0489/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