Tollbar Cottage, Cat Street, Upper Hartfield, TN7 4DP Data via plota.co.uk

WD/2026/0227/PIP - Permission in Principle Approved

Proposal

Application for permission in principle for erection of one detached dwelling and associated landscaping with alterations to existing access Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Jan 2026
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Validated
6 Feb 2026
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Approved
20 May 2026

Approved on 20 May 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 12 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

High Weald National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
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 Upper Hartfield built-up area; Priority habitat about 19 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present; 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 6 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.

Building

Floor area198 m² (2,131 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (34 out of 100), could reach D
PropertyDetached house, 7 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsTimber frame, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2024, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Wealden
Application type
Permission in Principle
Postcode
TN7 4DP
Received
30 Jan 2026
Validated
6 Feb 2026
Ward
Hartfield
Parish
Hartfield
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 May 2026
Decision
Grants Permission in Principle
Decision date
20 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
KLW Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 103 days from validation, 47 days slower than Wealden's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 76% of changes of use here are.

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 →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
20 Feb 2026
Comments by
6 Mar 2026
Site or press notice
20 Feb 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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.