Deanland Nursery, Deanland Road, Chiddlingly, BN27 3RP Data via plota.co.uk

WD/2026/1207/N02 - PD Notification of Change of Use from Agricultural to Flexible Uses Approved

Proposal

CHANGE OF USE OF PART OF A BUILDING FROM AN AGRICULTURAL USE TO A FLEXIBLE USE FALLING WITHIN CLASS B8 (STORAGE OR DISTRIBUTION) in accordance with Part 3 of Schedule 2 (Class R.3(1)(a)) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
16 Jun 2026
Approved
9 Jul 2026

Approved on 9 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 9 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

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 Golden Cross built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 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
PD Notification of Change of Use from Agricultural to Flexible Uses
Postcode
BN27 3RP
Received
16 Jun 2026
Validated
16 Jun 2026
Ward
Arlington
Parish
Chiddingly
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Aug 2026
Decision
Application constitutes Permitted Development
Decision date
9 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Lucie Latham

How this decision compares

Decided in 23 days from validation, 5 days faster than Wealden's median of 28 for agricultural works. Approved, as 92% of agricultural works here are.

79%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
81decided in the last year

Plota live figures for agricultural 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:
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