Hartfield Waterwater Treatment Works, Hartfield, East Sussex, TN7 4JG Data via plota.co.uk

WD/2026/6504/SCC - Scoping/Screening Opinion given by CC Decided
Utility infrastructure

Proposal

Screening opinion by escc for works required in connection with a new effluent discharge permit to reduce levels of phosphorus in treated effluent that is discharged to the environment Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Sept 2026
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EIA Not Required
10 Sept 2026
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Appeal allowed
21 Sept 2026

EIA Not Required on 10 Sept 2026 · Last checked 17 Sept 2026

Documents 2

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice Document · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision Notice Document · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 6

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.
Hartfield 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 ↗
Scheduled monument about 96 m away: Castle mound
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
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 Hartfield built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
Scoping/Screening Opinion given by CC
Postcode
TN7 4JG
Received
10 Sept 2026
Validated
10 Sept 2026
Ward
Hartfield
Parish
Hartfield
Target decision
1 Oct 2026
Decision
EIA Not Required
Decision date
10 Sept 2026
Appeal
Allowed · 21 Sept 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6009677 ↗
Applicant
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Agent
Southern Water

Historical activity at this location

5 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved
GOODS YARD HOUSE, EDENBRIDGE ROAD, HARTFIELD TN7 4JG
FELL ONE BEECH TREE TO GROUND LEVEL WITHIN TREE PRESERVATION ORDER (HARTFIELD) TPO/2010/0…
TM/2023/0071/TPO
2023 Approved
GOODS YARD HOUSE, EDENBRIDGE ROAD, HARTFIELD TN7 4JG
FELL ONE BEECH TREE TO GROUND LEVEL WITHIN TREE PRESERVATION ORDER (HARTFIELD) TPO/2010/0…
TM/2023/0071/TPO
2021 Approved
HARTFIELD PLAYSCHOOL, EDENBRIDGE ROAD, HARTFIELD, TN7 4JG
WORK TO ONE WILLOW TREE SUBJECT TO REGULATIONS DESIGNATED HARTFIELD CONSERVATION AREA SEP…
TM/2021/0333/TCA
2017 Approved
GOODS YARD AND LAND AT FORMER RAILWAY STATION, EDENBRIDGE ROAD, HARTFIELD, TN7 4JG
CROWN REDUCE 1X BEECH WITHIN TREE PRESERVATION ORDER (HARTFIELD) TPO/2010/0009
TM/2017/0076/TPO
2017 Approved
GOODS YARD AND LAND AT FORMER RAILWAY STATION, EDENBRIDGE ROAD, HARTFIELD, TN7 4JG
CROWN REDUCE 1X BEECH WITHIN TREE PRESERVATION ORDER (HARTFIELD) TPO/2010/0009
TM/2017/0076/TPO
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%).

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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