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FORMER ASHDOWN HOUSE SCHOOL, HARTFIELD ROAD, FOREST ROW, RH18 5JY

Granted Wealden WD/2026/0097/POD Application for Approval of Details required by Legal Agreement

Works: Extension Demolition Several homes

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

Proposal

DISCHARGE OF SCHEDULE 4(1) OF THE SECTION 106 AGREEMENT DATED 27 AUGUST 2025 ATTACHED TO PLANNING PERMISSION WD/2022/2372/MAJ (RESIDENTIAL USE AND PARTIAL REDEVELOPMENT OF THE FORMER ASHDOWN HOUSE SCHOOL, INCLUDING 1) PARTIAL DEMOLITION OF EXISTING ACCRETIONS, AND EXTENSION, ALTERATION AND CONVERSION OF ASHDOWN HOUSE TO RESIDENTIAL USE (TOTAL 6 NO. UNITS); 2) DEMOLITION AND PARTIAL DEMOLITION, EXTENSION AND REPLACEMENT OF DETACHED FREE-STANDING BUILDINGS FOR RESIDENTIAL USE (TOTAL 16 NO. UNITS); 3) ERECTION OF 14 NO. DWELLINGHOUSES; 4) RETENTION, REFURBISHMENT AND REORGANISATION OF EXISTING 11 NO. DWELLINGS AS 9 NO. DWELLINGS. SCHEME TOTALLING 45 NO. PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS INCLUDING RETAINED EXISTING DWELLINGS, ALONG WITH ASSOCIATED HARD AND SOFT LANDSCAPING AND ASSOCIATED WORKS (PHASED DEVELOPMENT)).

As published by the council, reference WD/2026/0097/POD

Application record

Reference
WD/2026/0097/POD
Type
Application for Approval of Details required by Legal Agreement
Status
Decision Issued
Decision
Granted As published: Approval
Received
16 Jan 2026
Validated
16 Jan 2026
Decided
30 Jan 2026
Ward
Hartfield
Parish
Forest Row
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
RH18 5JY

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Jan 2026

    Received by Wealden

  2. 30 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: Approval

  3. 11 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

8 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Wealden granted permission on 30 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.

About condition discharge and variation applications

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

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