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COPYHOLD FARM, COWBEECH ROAD, HERSTMONCEUX, BN27 4PN

Refused Wealden WD/2026/1545/P04 PD Change of use from Agricultural to Dwellings

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

Proposal

PRIOR APPROVAL UNDER SCHEDULE 2, PART 3, CLASS Q OF THE GPDO FOR THE CONVERSION OF THE PRINCIPAL NORTHERN AGRICULTURAL BUILDING AT COPYHOLD FARM TO FOUR DWELLINGHOUSES, TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED BUILDING OPERATIONS AND INTERNAL WORKS REASONABLY NECESSARY FOR THE BUILDING TO FUNCTION AS DWELLINGS. THE BUILDING IS LOCATED WITHIN THE ESTABLISHED FARMSTEAD AT COPYHOLD FARM AND THE PROPOSAL IS CONTAINED WITHIN THE RETAINED ENVELOPE AND FOOTPRINT OF THE EXISTING BARN.

As published by the council, reference WD/2026/1545/P04

Application record

Reference
WD/2026/1545/P04
Type
PD Change of use from Agricultural to Dwellings
Status
Decision Issued
Decision
Refused As published: Prior Approval Required - Details Refused
Received
31 Jul 2026
Validated
31 Jul 2026
Decided
17 Sep 2026
Ward
Horam & Punnetts Town
Parish
Herstmonceux
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
BN27 4PN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 31 Jul 2026

    Received by Wealden

  2. 11 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 17 Sep 2026

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Required - Details Refused

Documents

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

29 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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