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EMERSON COLLEGE, HARTFIELD ROAD, FOREST ROW, RH18 5JX

Granted Wealden WD/2025/2890/FA Full - Non Compliance of Condition

Works: Extension Demolition

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

VARIATION OF CONDITION 9 OF WD/2023/1992/F (EXTENSION TO PROVIDE A NEW COLLEGE RECEPTION AREA, DISABLED COMPLIANT LIFT, STAIR LINKING UPPER AND LOWER GROUND FLOOR AND A CORRIDOR LINKING THE UPPER GROUND FLOOR TEACHING SPACES. DEMOLITION OF TWO TIMBER FOOTBRIDGES AND MINOR ALTERATIONS TO THE EAST ELEVATION). THIS PROPOSAL IS REQUIRED TO MITIGATE TWO POINTS; THE FIRST TO FORM A NEW GROUND FLOOR ROOM BELOW THE APPROVED EXTENSION, THIS IS REQUIRED TO MITIGATE THE COST OF THE PROPOSED RETAINING WALL WHICH SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED THE COST OF THE PROJECT. THE SECOND AND MORE IMPORTANT IS TO PROVIDE A SECONDARY MEANS OF ESCAPE FROM THE EXISTING GROUND FLOOR AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE BUILDING TO A SAFE MUSTER POINT.

As published by the council, reference WD/2025/2890/FA

Application record

Reference
WD/2025/2890/FA
Type
Full - Non Compliance of Condition
Status
Decision Issued
Decision
Approval
Received
23 Dec 2025
Validated
7 Jan 2026
Decided
5 Mar 2026
Ward
Hartfield
Parish
Forest Row
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
RH18 5JX

Site history

Applications at this address on the Wealden register

This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • WD/2026/0658/CD Refused

    EMERSON COLLEGE, HARTFIELD ROAD, FOREST ROW, RH18 5JX

    APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITIONS 3 (NATURE CONSERVATION – METHOD STATEMENT), 4 (NATURE CONSERVATION - IMPLEMENTATION OF BIODIVERSITY ENHANCEMENT AS IN PRELIMINARY ECOLOGY APPRAISAL AND BAT EMERGENCE SURVEY) AND 6 (EXTERNAL LIGHTING - NO FLOODLIGHTING (B)) ATTACHED TO WD/2025/1396/F

    Decided 13 May 2026 Conditions
  • WD/2025/2543/F Awaiting decision

    EMERSON COLLEGE, HARTFIELD ROAD, FOREST ROW, RH18 5JX

    DEMOLITION OF SELECTED OUTBUILDINGS ATTACHED TO PIXTON AND LANDSCAPING OF THE SPACE BETWEEN IT AND RUSKIN

    Submitted 6 Nov 2025 Full applications
  • WD/2025/2542/LB Awaiting decision

    EMERSON COLLEGE, HARTFIELD ROAD, FOREST ROW, RH18 5JX

    DEMOLITION OF SELECTED OUTBUILDINGS ATTACHED TO PIXTON AND LANDSCAPING OF THE SPACE BETWEEN IT AND RUSKIN

    Submitted 6 Nov 2025 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Dec 2025

    Received by Wealden

  2. 7 Jan 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 5 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Approval

  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 grant of permission means

Wealden granted permission on 5 March 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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  • EMERSON COLLEGE, HARTFIELD ROAD, FOREST ROW, RH18 5JX

    WD/2026/0658/CD Submitted 27 Mar 2026 0m away

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  • EMERSON COLLEGE, HARTFIELD ROAD, FOREST ROW, RH18 5JX

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