Southwood, High Street, Maresfield, TN22 2EH Data via plota.co.uk

WD/2026/1383/LB - Listed Building Consent Allocated to Officer

Proposal

Corrective repointing of two elevations of external walls including removal of historically, incorrectly applied cement mortar. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
9 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 14 Sept 2026; it is now day 67. The consultation period closed on 21 Aug 2026.

Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: Former Maresfield Stores
List entry 1028218 · 7 m from the pin · 9 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 7 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 ↗
Maresfield 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 Maresfield built-up area; 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
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
TN22 2EH
Received
9 Jul 2026
Validated
9 Jul 2026
Ward
Maresfield
Parish
Maresfield
Case officer
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Target decision
2 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 67, past the statutory target. 93% of extensions in Wealden are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 8 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Sept 2026.

Day 6711 days past the 56-day target
76%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
504decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions 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
Wealden
Planning Authority Score
4.2/10
Below average
#188 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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