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WHITESMITH BARN, WHITESMITH LANE, WHITESMITH, BN8 6HA

Refused Wealden WD/2026/0441/FR Full - Retrospective

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

Proposal

RETROSPECTIVE CONSENT FOR USE OF EXISTING GARDEN SUITE APPROVED UNDER WD/2009/001F TO BE USED AS A SEPARATE DWELLING BUT REMAINING TIED TO THE FREEHOLD OF WHITESMITH BARN

As published by the council, reference WD/2026/0441/FR

Application record

Reference
WD/2026/0441/FR
Type
Full - Retrospective
Status
Decision Issued
Decision
Refused As published: Refusal
Received
2 Mar 2026
Validated
17 Mar 2026
Decided
11 May 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 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • WD/2026/0053/FA Awaiting decision

    WHITESMITH BARN, WHITESMITH LANE, WHITESMITH, BN8 6HA

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 3 OF WD/2009/0001/F (EXTENSION TO EXISTING GARAGE FOR DOMESTIC USE ANCILLARY TO THE EXISTING DWELLING) TO ALLOW FOR ANNEXE TO BE INDEPENDENTLY OCCUPIED.

    Submitted 13 Jan 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Mar 2026

    Received by Wealden

  2. 17 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 11 May 2026

    Decision issued: Refusal

  4. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

13 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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