The Forge Motel, Eastbourne Road, Halland, BN8 6PW Data via plota.co.uk

WD/2026/2011/PIP - Permission in Principle Allocated to Officer

Proposal

Permission in principle for the conversion and alteration of the Motel building to 6-8 dwellings wiht associated external alterations and expansion to parking areas Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
5 Oct 2026
✓
Validated
21 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 26 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 16 Dec 2026, from Wealden's recent changes of use.

Site constraints 4

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
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Halland 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 27 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
Permission in Principle
Postcode
BN8 6PW
Received
5 Oct 2026
Validated
21 Oct 2026
Ward
Chiddingly, East Hoathly & Waldron
Parish
East Hoathly with Halland
Target decision
26 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Lusted Design

Decision outlook

Day 8 of the 56-day target. Wealden usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 848 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 →

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