Japonica, Beaconsfield Road, Chelwood Gate, RH17 7JU Data via plota.co.uk

WD/2026/0426/F - Full Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Erection of a single storey rear extension Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Feb 2026
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Approved
30 Jul 2026

Approved on 30 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 11 Sept 2026

Documents 23

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice Document · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Officer Report Document · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Design and Access Statement Document · 26 Feb 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 12

PDF Elevations Document · 22 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF General Plan Document · 22 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Site and Block Plan Document · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED Elevations Document · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED General Plan Document · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED Elevations Document · 9 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Elevations Document · 26 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Floor Layout Document · 26 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Site and Block Plan Document · 26 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Site Plan Document · 26 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED General Plan Document · 26 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED Site and Block Plan Document · 26 Feb 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF Application Form Document · 26 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Application Form for CIL Document · 26 Feb 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF Consultee Response Document · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultee Response Document · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF Condition Miscellaneous Document · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Report Document · 1 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Report Document · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Planning History Document · 26 Feb 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 6

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 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Special protection area 272 m away: Ashdown Forest
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
SSSI 272 m away: Ashdown Forest SSSI; Inside the Chelwood Gate built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 4, 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

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Important details

Council
Wealden
Application type
Full
Postcode
RH17 7JU
Received
27 Feb 2026
Validated
27 Feb 2026
Ward
Danehill & Fletching
Parish
Danehill
Case officer
Show
Target decision
31 Jul 2026
Decision
Approval
Decision date
30 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Spruce Architecture

How this decision compares

Decided in 153 days from validation, 100 days slower than Wealden's median of 53 for extensions. Approved, as 89% of extensions here are.

76%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
504decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Wealden in the last twelve months, from validation. Wealden decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
10 Apr 2026
Comments by
1 May 2026
Site or press notice
10 Apr 2026

Historical activity at this location

21 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Refused
ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION.
WD/2025/2786/F
2025 Refused
ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION.
WD/2025/2786/F
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved
THE OLD POST OFFICE, BEACONSFIELD ROAD, CHELWOOD GATE, RH17 7JU
SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION, RAISED PARTIALLY COVERED TERRACE TO THE REAR, GARAGE CONVER…
WD/2023/0194/FR
2023 Approved
THE OLD POST OFFICE, BEACONSFIELD ROAD, CHELWOOD GATE, RH17 7JU
SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION, RAISED PARTIALLY COVERED TERRACE TO THE REAR, GARAGE CONVER…
WD/2023/0194/FR
2021 Approved
NEW HOUSE, BEACONSFIELD ROAD, CHELWOOD GATE, RH17 7JU
TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO THE SIDE OF THE PROPERTY.
WD/2021/2049/F
2020 Approved
COPPER BEECHES, BEACONSFIELD ROAD, CHELWOOD GATE, RH17 7JU
PROPOSED SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION
WD/2020/0192/F
2020 Approved
COPPER BEECHES, BEACONSFIELD ROAD, CHELWOOD GATE, RH17 7JU
PROPOSED SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION
WD/2020/0192/F
2019 Approved
FEATHER VIEW COTTAGE, BEACONSFIELD ROAD, CHELWOOD GATE, RH17 7JU
GROUND FLOOR SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION, CONVERSION OF EXISTING LOFT AND INSERTION OF R…
WD/2019/2175/F
2019 Approved
FEATHER VIEW COTTAGE, BEACONSFIELD ROAD, CHELWOOD GATE, RH17 7JU
GROUND FLOOR SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION, CONVERSION OF EXISTING LOFT AND INSERTION OF R…
WD/2019/2175/F
2019 Approved
TREETOPS, BEACONSFIELD ROAD, CHELWOOD GATE, RH17 7JU
PROPOSED SUMMERHOUSE IN THE REAR GARDEN TO REPLACE THE EXISTING SHED
WD/2019/0499/F
2019 Approved
TREETOPS, BEACONSFIELD ROAD, CHELWOOD GATE, RH17 7JU
PROPOSED SUMMERHOUSE IN THE REAR GARDEN TO REPLACE THE EXISTING SHED
WD/2019/0499/F
2018 Refused
FEATHER VIEW COTTAGE, BEACONSFIELD ROAD, CHELWOOD GATE, RH17 7JU
ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR/SIDE EXTENSION TO GROUND FLOOR. LOFT CONVERSION INCLUDING…
WD/2018/1671/F
2018 Refused
FEATHER VIEW COTTAGE, BEACONSFIELD ROAD, CHELWOOD GATE, RH17 7JU
ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR/SIDE EXTENSION TO GROUND FLOOR. LOFT CONVERSION INCLUDING…
WD/2018/1671/F
2018 Approved
GRAYSWOOD, BEACONSFIELD ROAD, CHELWOOD GATE, RH17 7JU
FELL ONE SILVER BIRCH TREE WITHIN TREE PRESERVATION ORDER NO. 47, 2005
TM/2018/0036/TPO
2018 Approved
GRAYSWOOD, BEACONSFIELD ROAD, CHELWOOD GATE, RH17 7JU
FELL ONE SILVER BIRCH TREE WITHIN TREE PRESERVATION ORDER NO. 47, 2005
TM/2018/0036/TPO
2016 Approved
COPPER BEECHES, BEACONSFIELD ROAD, CHELWOOD GATE, RH17 7JU
PROPOSED TWO STOREY FRONT EXTENSION, PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR FRONT EXTENSION OVER EXISTING B…
WD/2016/2766/F
2016 Approved
COPPER BEECHES, BEACONSFIELD ROAD, CHELWOOD GATE, RH17 7JU
PROPOSED TWO STOREY FRONT EXTENSION, PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR FRONT EXTENSION OVER EXISTING B…
WD/2016/2766/F
2016 Refused
CLANFIELD SYSTEMS LTD, BEACONSFIELD ROAD, CHELWOOD GATE, RH17 7JU
TO DEMOLISH BUILDING AND REBUILD AS A ONE-AND-A-HALF STOREY THREE-BEDROOM HOUSE AND HOME…
WD/2016/1203/F
2016 Refused
CLANFIELD SYSTEMS LTD, BEACONSFIELD ROAD, CHELWOOD GATE, RH17 7JU
TO DEMOLISH BUILDING AND REBUILD AS A ONE-AND-A-HALF STOREY THREE-BEDROOM HOUSE AND HOME…
WD/2016/1203/F
2016 Approved
OLD ORCHARD HOUSE, BEACONSFIELD ROAD, CHELWOOD GATE RH17 7JU
CHANGE OF USE AND REFURBISHMENT OF THE EXISTING SIDE EXTERNAL STORE AREA WITH A NEW PITCH…
WD/2016/0494/F
2016 Approved
OLD ORCHARD HOUSE, BEACONSFIELD ROAD, CHELWOOD GATE RH17 7JU
CHANGE OF USE AND REFURBISHMENT OF THE EXISTING SIDE EXTERNAL STORE AREA WITH A NEW PITCH…
WD/2016/0494/F
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings