WD/2026/1409/LDE

1. 13 Jul 2026

   Received by Wealden

2. 24 Jul 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 31 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development. Extensions of time are common.

This application is with Wealden for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.

The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• WD/2008/1008/LB Granted

  HOLTYE HOUSE, COWDEN, TN8 7JN

  REMOVAL OF EXISTING SLATES AND ROOF TILES - SALVAGE BOTH, REPLACING SOME WITH NEW TO MATCH. REPLACE BATTENS AND INSTALL BREATHER MEMBRANE. STRIP AND REPLACE LEADWORK TO MATCH EXISTING. REPOINT CHIMNEYS AND FACE BRICKWORK SELECTIVELY IN LIME MORTAR TO INCLUDE STONEWORK REPAIRS. OVERHAUL CAST IRON GUTTERINGS, DOWNPIPES, CASEMENTS AND TIMBER SLIDING SASHES. REPAIR AND REPAINT EXTERNALLY ALL OF THE PREVIOUSLY PAINTED SURFACES

  8 Apr 2008 131m away Heritage and listed buildings
• WD/2008/8003/AA Granted

  GOTTYS HILL, HIGH STREET, COWDEN

  ALTERATION TO EXISTING VEHICLE ACCESS POSITION AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW DRIVEWAY INCLUDING STREAM CULVERT

  5 Mar 2008 493m away

• WD/2026/1096/LDE Decided

  CLEAR HEDGE FARM, CHIDDINGLY ROAD, HORAM, TN21 0JJ

  CHANGE OF USE OF LAND FROM AGRICULTURE TO MIXED USE FOR THE STORAGE OF CIVIL ENGINEERING TOOLS, EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS, ALONG WITH AGRICULTURAL TOOLS, IMPLEMENTS AND MACHINERY.

  2 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• WD/2026/1076/LDP Decided

  GREEN END COTTAGE, PARK ROAD, FOREST ROW, RH18 5BX

  PROPOSED FREESTANDING DECORATIVE PRIVACY SCREEN

  29 May 2026 Lawful development
• WD/2026/1249/LDE Decided

  BEAK HOUSE, CACKLE STREET, MARESFIELD, TN22 3DU

  PLANNING PERMISSION WD/1989/4094/F WAS GRANTED ON 19 FEBRUARY 1989 FOR ALTERATIONS TO THE ROOF TO PROVIDE THREE BEDROOMS AND A BATHROOM WITHIN THE ROOF SPACE. FOLLOWING THE GRANT OF PERMISSION, BUILDING WORKS COMMENCED SHORTLY THEREAFTER AND THE DEVELOPMENT WAS IMPLEMENTED. ALTHOUGH THE APPROVED SCHEME WAS NOT COMPLETED IN ITS ENTIRETY, THE WORKS THAT WERE CARRIED OUT WERE CONSTRUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPROVED PLANS AND DESIGN APPROVED UNDER PLANNING PERMISSION WD/1989/4094/F. THE DEVELOPMENT THEREFORE COMPRISES WORKS THAT WERE LAWFULLY COMMENCED PURSUANT TO THE PLANNING PERMISSION, WITH THE ELEMENTS THAT WERE BUILT BEING UNDERTAKEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPROVED SCHEME LAWFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF PLANNING PERMISSION WD/1989/4094/F BY WAY OF WORKS UNDERTAKEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPROVED PLANS.

  23 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• WD/2026/1467/LDP Awaiting decision

  WEALD BARN, BUCKHAM HILL, ISFIELD TN22 5XY

  INSTALLATION OF TWO EXTERNAL AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER UNITS TO SERVE SIX INTERNAL HEATING AND COOLING UNITS.

  21 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• WD/2026/1457/LDP Awaiting decision

  OAKLANDS, WHITESMITH, CHIDDINGLY, BN8 6JD

  APPLICATION DESCRIPTION: 'USE OF THE LAND TO SITE A MOBILE HOME FOR ANCILLARY USE TO THE MAIN DWELLINGHOUSE.' THE PROPOSED MOBILE HOME MEETS THE DEFINITION OF A CARAVAN AS SET OUT IN THE CARAVAN SITES ACT 1968, AS AMENDED OCTOBER 2006 (PLEASE SEE SUBMITTED PLANNING STATEMENT FOR FURTHER DETAILS).

  21 Jul 2026 Lawful development