Framfield Place, Old Coach House, Hammonds Green, Framfield, TN22 5QH Data via plota.co.uk

TM/2026/0165/TPO - Tree with Preservation Order Allocated to Officer

Proposal

Horse chestnut with large area of decay in the base which accounts for over 50% of the base and is now affecting the lateral supporting buttress roots. The decay has also affected any tap roots the tree would have had. There is also a large cavity at 8ft from the base which has rotted further into the main trunk. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
5 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 14 Sept 2026 and 22 Sept 2026, from Wealden's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: The Stables to the North West of Framfield Place
List entry 1192036 · 1 m from the pin · 1 more listed building within 150 m (1 Grade II*)
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.
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Historic England ↗
Framfield Conservation Area conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
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 Framfield built-up area; Priority habitat 23 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present; 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
Tree with Preservation Order
Postcode
TN22 5QH
Received
5 Aug 2026
Validated
5 Aug 2026
Ward
Framfield & Cross-in-Hand
Parish
Framfield
Case officer
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Target decision
30 Sept 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 40 of the 56-day target. Wealden usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 43.

Day 4016 days to the 56-day target
82%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
133decided in the last year

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

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