The Pond Cottage, Cat Street, Hartfield TN7 4DZ Data via plota.co.uk

WD/2026/1151/LDE - Lawful Development - Existing Use Approved

Proposal

Use of land as residential garden land in association with The Pond Cottage for a period in excess of 10 years Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

9 Jun 2026

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Validated

10 Jun 2026

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Approved

15 Jul 2026

Approved on 15 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 9 Sept 2026

Documents 12

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 43 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 6 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £400,000 in April 1998. Detached house, freehold.

6 April 1998£400,000

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

Building

Floor area563 m² (6,060 sq ft)

Energy ratingD (66 out of 100), could reach C

PropertyDetached house, 11 habitable rooms

Built1950 to 1966

HeatingBoiler and underfloor heating, mains gas

WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council: Wealden
Application type: Lawful Development - Existing Use
Postcode: TN7 4DZ
Received: 9 Jun 2026
Validated: 10 Jun 2026
Ward: Hartfield
Parish: Hartfield
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 5 Aug 2026
Decision: Issue Certificate
Decision date: 15 Jul 2026
Decision level: Delegated
Applicant: Show
Agent: B J BABB Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 35 days from validation, 21 days faster than Wealden's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 76% of changes of use here are.

This one35d

Council56d

UK56d

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

Comments by: 7 Jul 2026

Historical activity at this location

5 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2021 Approved

THE POND COTTAGE, CAT STREET, UPPER HARTFIELD, TN7 4DZ

FORMATION OF A NEW HOME OFFICE

WD/2021/0631/LDP 30 Apr 2021

2018 Refused

1 RUTLEDGE, CAT STREET, HARTFIELD TN7 4EB

SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION

WD/2018/2311/F 21 Dec 2018

2018 Refused

1 RUTLEDGE, CAT STREET, HARTFIELD TN7 4EB

SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION

WD/2018/2311/F 21 Dec 2018

2017 Approved

2 RUTLEDGE, CAT STREET, UPPER HARTFIELD, TN7 4EB

FIRST FLOOR FRONT/SIDE EXTENSION TO FORM BEDROOM.

WD/2017/1097/F 29 Jun 2017

2017 Approved

2 RUTLEDGE, CAT STREET, UPPER HARTFIELD, TN7 4EB

FIRST FLOOR FRONT/SIDE EXTENSION TO FORM BEDROOM.

WD/2017/1097/F 29 Jun 2017

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.