65 Swaines Way, Heathfield, TN21 0AN Data via plota.co.uk

WD/2026/1680/FR - Full - Retrospective Refused

Proposal

Retrospective application for erection of gazebo to rear of property. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
19 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
27 Aug 2026
✗
Refused
14 Oct 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 14 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 14 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Public footpath 27 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
National landscape 367 m away: High Weald; Inside the Heathfield (Wealden) 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 listed building 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.

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Important details

Council
Wealden
Application type
Full - Retrospective
Postcode
TN21 0AN
Received
19 Aug 2026
Validated
27 Aug 2026
Ward
Heathfield South
Parish
Heathfield & Waldron
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Oct 2026
Decision
Refusal
Decision date
14 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 48 days from validation, 4 days faster than Wealden's median of 52 for extensions. Refused, as 14% of extensions here are.

77%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
645decided 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
7 Sept 2026
Comments by
28 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
7 Sept 2026
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

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