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WHITES GARDENS NURSERY, WHITE GARDENS TEA ROOM, MERES LANE, FIVE ASHES, TN20 6JS

Awaiting decision Wealden WD/2026/1603/F Full

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

Proposal

CHANGE OF USE OF CAFÉ BUILDING (ANCILLARY TO THE NURSERY) TO TWO HOLIDAY LETS (USE CLASS C3) WITH ASSOCIATED ALTERATIONS.

As published by the council, reference WD/2026/1603/F

Application record

Reference
WD/2026/1603/F
Type
Full
Status
Allocated to Officer
Received
7 Aug 2026
Validated
17 Aug 2026
Ward
Mayfield & Five Ashes
Parish
Mayfield & Five Ashes
Postcode
TN20 6JS

Comment by 17 September 2026

The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Wealden through their own planning portal.

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Aug 2026

    Received by Wealden

  2. 17 Aug 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 12 October 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

13 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

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