Former Ashdown House School, Hartfield Road, Forest Row, RH18 5JY Data via plota.co.uk

WD/2026/0097/POD - Application for Approval of Details required by Legal Agreement Approved

Proposal

Discharge of schedule 4(1) of the section 106 agreement dated 27 august 2025 attached to planning permission (residential use and partial redevelopment of the Former Ashdown House School, including 1) partial demolition of existing accretions, and extension, alteration and conversion of Ashdown House to residential use (total 6 no. units); 2) demolition and partial demolition, extension and replacement of detached free-standing buildings for residential use (total 16 no. units); 3) erection of 14 no. dwellinghouses; 4) retention, refurbishment and reorganisation of existing 11 no. dwellings as 9 no. dwellings. Scheme totalling 45 no. proposed residential dwellings including retained existing dwellings, along with associated hard and soft landscaping and associated works (phased development)). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
16 Jan 2026
Approved
30 Jan 2026

Approved on 30 Jan 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 12 Sept 2026

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Important details

Council
Wealden
Application type
Application for Approval of Details required by Legal Agreement
Postcode
RH18 5JY
Received
16 Jan 2026
Validated
16 Jan 2026
Ward
Hartfield
Parish
Forest Row
Case officer
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Target decision
13 Mar 2026
Decision
Approval
Decision date
30 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Even Group Ltd
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