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LAND AT SWEETWOODS FARM, HOLTYE HILL, HOLTYE, COWDEN, TN8 7JN

Awaiting decision Wealden WD/2026/1409/LDE Lawful Development - Existing Use

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS FOR AN EXISTING USE TO CONFIRM THE CONTINUITY OF RESIDENTIAL USE (CLASS C3) AND THE NON-ABANDONMENT OF RESIDENTIAL LAND FOLLOWING FIRE DAMAGE

As published by the council, reference WD/2026/1409/LDE

Application record

Reference
WD/2026/1409/LDE
Type
Lawful Development - Existing Use
Status
Allocated to Officer
Received
13 Jul 2026
Validated
24 Jul 2026
Ward
Hartfield
Parish
Hartfield
Postcode
TN8 7JN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  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

    Decision expected by 18 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Wealden took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

8 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Wealden for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Wealden decided lawful development applications in a median of 40 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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