Planning application
WD/2026/1283/NMA
LITTLE MOUNT FARM, BENHALL MILL ROAD, FRANT, TN2 5JW
Proposal
APPLICATION FOR A NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO WD/2021/2467MRM (RESERVED MATTERS PURSUANT TO OUTLINE PERMISSION WD/2019/1648/MAO (OUTLINE APPLICATION FOR THE DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING BUILDINGS ON SITE AND THE ERECTION OF A CONTINUING CARE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY OF UP TO 146 UNITS OF ACCOMMODATION (C2 USE) AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES INCLUDING RESTAURANT, CAFÉ, SHOP, HAIRDRESSERS, SPA, CINEMA AND GP FACILITY, WITH ACCESS, INFRASTRUCTURE, OPEN SPACE, LANDSCAPING AND ASSOCIATED WORKS (ALL MATTERS RESERVED EXCEPT FOR ACCESS)) - PHASE 1 COMPRISING THE ERECTION OF 55 UNITS OF ACCOMMODATION (C2 USE), COMMUNAL FACILITIES, ENERGY CENTRE, MAINTENANCE BUILDING AND OTHER ANCILLARY STRUCTURES, PARKING, LANDSCAPING, SUDS AND OTHER ASSOCIATED WORKS.) THE AMENDMENTS ARE MINOR IN NATURE AND SEEK TO AMEND THE PROPOSED ELEVATIONAL TREATMENT OF PART OF THE SWIMMING POOL ELEMENT TO BRICK RATHER THAN RENDER.
As published by the council, reference WD/2026/1283/NMA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Jun 2026
Received by Wealden
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29 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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13 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approval
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About amendments applications
How this application type works
An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.
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