21 Eight Bells Close, Buxted, TN22 4JT Data via plota.co.uk

TM/2026/0182/TPO - Tree with Preservation Order Allocated to Officer

Proposal

Remove branches overhanging property boundary of trees numbered 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10 and prune back to boundary and reduce crown of trees numbered 3 & 4 to allow more sunlight onto property. Trees located within tree preservation order (Buxted) no 16,1993. Reason: Damage to property. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
14 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 25 Oct 2026 and 1 Nov 2026, from Wealden's recent tree and landscaping works.

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
2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Buxted 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 18 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £510,000 in September 2025. Detached house, freehold.

5 September 2025£510,000
24 June 2021£420,000
30 March 1999£135,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Wealden
Application type
Tree with Preservation Order
Postcode
TN22 4JT
Received
20 Aug 2026
Validated
14 Sept 2026
Ward
Buxted
Parish
Buxted
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 20 of the 56-day target. Wealden usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 43.

Day 2036 days to the 56-day target
82%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
154decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping 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:
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use