Land to the West of Burnt House Lane and Cambridge Lane, Waldron, TN21 0NN Data via plota.co.uk

WD/2025/2658/LDP - Lawful Development - Proposed Use Refused

Proposal

Proposed hard surface access track and hardstanding. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
20 Nov 2025
✓
Validated
21 Nov 2025
✗
Refused
16 Jan 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 16 Jan 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 9 Oct 2026

Site constraints 4

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 Little London (Wealden) 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 9 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
Lawful Development - Proposed Use
Postcode
TN21 0NN
Received
20 Nov 2025
Validated
21 Nov 2025
Ward
Chiddingly, East Hoathly & Waldron
Parish
Heathfield & Waldron
Case officer
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Target decision
16 Jan 2026
Decision
Planning Permission Required
Decision date
16 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 22 days slower than Wealden's median of 34 for lawful development certificates. Refused, as 26% of lawful development certificates here are.

93%decided within 8 weeks
74%approved
202decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates 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