Coach House, Upper Close, Forest Row, RH18 5DS Data via plota.co.uk

WD/2026/1712/F - Full Allocated to Officer
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

Proposed change of use of existing outbuildings into 3x holiday lets Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Aug 2026
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Validated
7 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 2 Dec 2026, from Wealden's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 29 Oct 2026

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Documents 10

Statements & assessments 2

PDF Design and Access Statement Document · 7 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Statement Document · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF General Plan Document · 29 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

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

Consultation & comments 3

PDF Consultee Response Document · 20 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultee Response Document · 15 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultee Response Document · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF Planning History Document · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Planning History Document · 24 Aug 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.
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
Special protection area about 379 m away: Ashdown Forest; SSSI about 379 m away: Ashdown Forest SSSI; Inside the Forest Row built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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 9 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
Full
Postcode
RH18 5DS
Received
24 Aug 2026
Validated
7 Oct 2026
Ward
Forest Row
Parish
Forest Row
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Madgwick & Dottridge

Decision outlook

Day 21 of the 56-day target. Wealden usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 2135 days to the 56-day target
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

Consultation
9 Oct 2026
Comments by
29 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
9 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
22 UPPER CLOSE, FOREST ROW, RH18 5DX
GROUND FLOOR AND FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION TO CREATE ADDITIONAL BEDROOM AND FIRST FLOOR BATHR…
WD/2025/0274/F
2025 Approved
22 UPPER CLOSE, FOREST ROW, RH18 5DX
GROUND FLOOR AND FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION TO CREATE ADDITIONAL BEDROOM AND FIRST FLOOR BATHR…
WD/2025/0274/F
2023 Approved
39 UPPER CLOSE, FOREST ROW, RH18 5DS
VARIATION OF CONDITION 2 OF WD/2021/0847/F (CONVERSION OF EXISTING GARAGE TO HABITABLE US…
WD/2023/2250/FA
2023 Approved
39 UPPER CLOSE, FOREST ROW, RH18 5DS
VARIATION OF CONDITION 2 OF WD/2021/0847/F (CONVERSION OF EXISTING GARAGE TO HABITABLE US…
WD/2023/2250/FA
2023 Approved
24 UPPER CLOSE, FOREST ROW, RH18 5DX
SIDE, FRONT AND REAR EXTENSIONS
WD/2023/2016/F
2023 Approved
24 UPPER CLOSE, FOREST ROW, RH18 5DX
SIDE, FRONT AND REAR EXTENSIONS
WD/2023/2016/F
2023 Approved
CHELWOOD BARN, 23 WALHATCH CLOSE, FOREST ROW RH18 5GT
REDUCE CROWN OF ONE SYCAMORE TREE BY APPROXIMATELY 4-5M AND REPLACE CABLE BRACING WITHIN…
TM/2023/0027/TPO
2023 Approved
CHELWOOD BARN, 23 WALHATCH CLOSE, FOREST ROW RH18 5GT
REDUCE CROWN OF ONE SYCAMORE TREE BY APPROXIMATELY 4-5M AND REPLACE CABLE BRACING WITHIN…
TM/2023/0027/TPO
2022 Approved
NEW COTTAGE, 34A UPPER CLOSE, FOREST ROW, RH18 5DX
VERANDA TO THE FRONT, LOBBY TO THE SIDE AND NEW PEDESTRIAN ACCESS.
WD/2022/1691/F
2022 Approved
NEW COTTAGE, 34A UPPER CLOSE, FOREST ROW, RH18 5DX
VERANDA TO THE FRONT, LOBBY TO THE SIDE AND NEW PEDESTRIAN ACCESS.
WD/2022/1691/F
2021 Approved
49 UPPER CLOSE, FOREST ROW, RH18 5DS
FIRST FLOOR REAR BEDROOM EXTENSION
WD/2021/2642/F
2021 Approved
31 UPPER CLOSE, FOREST ROW, RH18 5DS
ADDITION OF A SINGLE STOREY GLASS ROOF LOCATED ON THE REAR ELEVATION OF THE PROPERTY.
WD/2021/2154/F
2021 Approved
34 HATCH END, FOREST ROW, RH18 5DU
TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION TO PROVIDE NEW PORCH. REPLACEM…
WD/2021/1691/F
2021 Approved
39 UPPER CLOSE, FOREST ROW, RH18 5DS
CONVERSION OF EXISTING GARAGE TO HABITABLE USE FOR A DISABLED PERSON WITH NEW RAISED FLAT…
WD/2021/0847/F
2020 Approved
39 UPPER CLOSE, FOREST ROW, RH18 5DS
CONVERSION OF EXISTING GARAGE TO HABITABLE USE FOR A DISABLED PERSON WITH NEW RAISED FLAT…
WD/2020/1293/F
2020 Approved
39 UPPER CLOSE, FOREST ROW, RH18 5DS
CONVERSION OF EXISTING GARAGE TO HABITABLE USE FOR A DISABLED PERSON WITH NEW RAISED FLAT…
WD/2020/1293/F
2019 Approved
31 UPPER CLOSE, FOREST ROW, RH18 5DS
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE AND REPLACEMENT WITH A BRICK BUILT GARAGE ATTACHED TO HOUSE…
WD/2019/0323/F
2019 Approved
31 UPPER CLOSE, FOREST ROW, RH18 5DS
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE AND REPLACEMENT WITH A BRICK BUILT GARAGE ATTACHED TO HOUSE…
WD/2019/0323/F
2018 Approved
31 UPPER CLOSE, FOREST ROW, RH18 5DS
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE AND REPLACEMENT WITH A BRICK BUILT GARAGE ATTACHED TO HOUSE…
WD/2018/2481/LDP
2018 Approved
31 UPPER CLOSE, FOREST ROW, RH18 5DS
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE AND REPLACEMENT WITH A BRICK BUILT GARAGE ATTACHED TO HOUSE…
WD/2018/2481/LDP
2017 Approved
32 HATCH END, FOREST ROW, RH18 5DU
TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION TO PROVIDE NEW KITCHEN, DINING ROOM AND TOILET ON THE GROUND FL…
WD/2017/0788/F
2017 Approved
32 HATCH END, FOREST ROW, RH18 5DU
TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION TO PROVIDE NEW KITCHEN, DINING ROOM AND TOILET ON THE GROUND FL…
WD/2017/0788/F
2016 Approved
14 UPPER CLOSE, FOREST ROW RH18 5DX
PROPOSED VERANDA TO FRONT AND SIDE OF PROPERTY AND ANNEX TO THE REAR
WD/2016/1398/F
2016 Approved
14 UPPER CLOSE, FOREST ROW RH18 5DX
PROPOSED VERANDA TO FRONT AND SIDE OF PROPERTY AND ANNEX TO THE REAR
WD/2016/1398/F
Wealden
Planning Authority Score
4.2/10
Below average
#188 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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