Pharmacy Chambers, High Street, Wadhurst, TN5 6AP Data via plota.co.uk

WD/2026/1103/LDE - Lawful Development - Existing Use Approved
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

Use of building estimated to have been constructed in the late 1980s as b8-storage space for the adjacent clothes shop jackie martel (since june 2001) and by the Pharmacy prior to this. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Jun 2026
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Validated
15 Jun 2026
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Approved
10 Aug 2026

Approved on 10 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 8 Sept 2026

Documents 11

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice Document · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Officer Report Document · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF General Plan Document · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Site Plan Document · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF Application Form Document · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Application Form for CIL Document · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Consultee Response Document · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF Accompanying Documents (Misc) Document · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Photos Document · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Photos Document · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Planning History Document · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: Spring Cottage and The Mallows
List entry 1028070 · 12 m away · 17 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 16 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 ↗
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.
Wadhurst 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 Wadhurst 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £260,000 in April 2003. Semi-detached house, freehold.

25 April 2003£260,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area129 m² (1,389 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 66)
UseRetail/Financial and Professional Services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2026, 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
Lawful Development - Existing Use
Postcode
TN5 6AP
Received
2 Jun 2026
Validated
15 Jun 2026
Ward
Frant & Wadhurst
Parish
Wadhurst
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Aug 2026
Decision
Issue Certificate
Decision date
10 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
ACBD

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 76% of changes of use here are.

64%decided within 8 weeks
76%approved
108decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

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13 Jul 2026

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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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.