High Hurstwood Village Hall, Chillies Lane, High Hurstwood, Buxted, TN22 4AH Data via plota.co.uk

WD/2026/0349/LDP - Lawful Development - Proposed Use Approved

Proposal

Construction of PV solar panels on High Hurstwood Village Hall roof. Construction of EV electric car charger. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Feb 2026
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Validated
9 Mar 2026
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Approved
29 Apr 2026

Approved on 29 Apr 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 11 Sept 2026

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 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 High Hurstwood built-up area; Priority habitat 29 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 scheduled monument 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.

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Important details

Council
Wealden
Application type
Lawful Development - Proposed Use
Postcode
TN22 4AH
Received
16 Feb 2026
Validated
9 Mar 2026
Ward
Buxted
Parish
Buxted
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 May 2026
Decision
Planning Permission Not Required
Decision date
29 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Annette Duck

How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, about the council's usual 54 days. Approved, as 88% of utility and infrastructure works here are.

69%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
37decided in the last year

Plota live figures for utility and infrastructure 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

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