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ORCHARD FARM, SCRAPERS HILL, CHIDDINGLY, BN8 6HQ

Refused Wealden WD/2025/2082/P04 PD Change of use from Agricultural to Dwellings

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

CHANGE OF USE OF A BUILDING AND LAND WITHIN ITS CURTILAGE FROM AN AGRICULTURAL USE TO A USE FALLING WITHIN CLASS C3 (DWELLINGHOUSE), TOGETHER WITH BUILDING OPERATIONS REASONABLY NECESSARY TO CONVERT THE BUILDING.

As published by the council, reference WD/2025/2082/P04

Application record

Reference
WD/2025/2082/P04
Type
PD Change of use from Agricultural to Dwellings
Status
Decision Issued
Decision
Refused As published: Planning Permission Required
Received
4 Sep 2025
Validated
5 Sep 2025
Decided
4 Dec 2025
Ward
Chiddingly, East Hoathly & Waldron
Parish
Chiddingly
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
BN8 6HQ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Wealden register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 2 refused.

  • WD/2026/0428/P04 Refused

    ORCHARD FARM, SCRAPERS HILL, CHIDDINGLY, BN8 6HQ

    CHANGE OF USE OF A BUILDING AND LAND WITHIN ITS CURTILAGE FROM AN AGRICULTURAL USE TO A USE FALLING WITHIN CLASS C3 (DWELLINGHOUSE), TOGETHER WITH BUILDING OPERATIONS REASONABLY NECESSARY TO CONVERT THE BUILDING.

    Decided 9 Jun 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Sep 2025

    Received by Wealden

  2. 5 Sep 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 4 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Planning Permission Required

  4. 11 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

19 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Wealden refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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