Planning application
FAIRLEA, WHITESMITH LANE, WHITESMITH, BN8 6HA
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
CHANGE OF USE OF AN AGRICULTURAL BUILDING TO A RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGHOUSE AND ASSOCIATED OPERATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
As published by the council, reference WD/2025/2301/P04
Application record
- Reference
- WD/2025/2301/P04
- Type
- PD Change of use from Agricultural to Dwellings
- Status
- Decision Issued
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Not Required
- Received
- 7 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 19 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 7 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Chiddingly, East Hoathly & Waldron
- Parish
- Chiddingly
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BN8 6HA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Wealden register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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WD/2026/1798/CD Awaiting decision
FAIRLEA, WHITESMITH LANE, WHITESMITH, BN8 6HA
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITIONS 3 (Contaminated Land - Site Characterisation) AND 4 (Contaminated Land - Submission of Remediation Scheme) ATTACHED TO WD/2025/2301/P04
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Oct 2025
Received by Wealden
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19 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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WD/2026/1798/CD Awaiting decision
FAIRLEA, WHITESMITH LANE, WHITESMITH, BN8 6HA
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITIONS 3 (Contaminated Land - Site Characterisation) AND 4 (Contaminated Land - Submission of Remediation Scheme) ATTACHED TO WD/2025/2301/P04
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Wealden granted permission on 7 January 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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