28 Millennium Way, Heathfield, TN21 0FQ

WD/2025/2491/FRFull - RetrospectiveRefused

Full

Refused on 26 January 2026

Council decision: RefusalDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO ERECT A FENCE TO THE SIDE OF PROPERTY.

Received: 31 October 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Wealden District Council
Ward: Heathfield North

ReceivedReceived31 Oct
ValidatedValidated1 Dec
Consult.Consultation13 Jan
TargetTarget Date26 Jan
DecidedDecided26 Jan

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at 28 MILLENNIUM WAY, HEATHFIELD, TN21 0FQ. Wealden has handled 904 applications of this type. This one was decided in 87 days, 4 weeks longer than Wealden's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 29 applications across Heathfield North. We hold 957 applications in total for the TN21 postcode area.

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Why it was refused

The proposal to retain the majority of the retrospective fence to enclose an originally unfenced grassed amenity area to the side of the dwelling, combined also with an inappropriate fence design and position in close proximity to the carriageway and with a limited degree of set-back would result in a visually prominent, intrusive and incongruous feature, out of character with the wider estate of housing characterised by its largely open plan layout resulting in visual harm to the verdant and open nature of the locality and established street scene, failing to reinforce local distinctiveness. Furthermore, and while located in a new-build estate of housing, the development is located in the High Weald National Landscape, and the proposal would fail to conserve and enhance either the natural beauty or character of the landscape. The proposal would therefore be contrary to saved policies GD2, DC19, EN6 and EN27 of the Wealden Local Plan 1998, Spatial Objective SPO13 and policy WCS14 of the Core Strategy Local Plan 2013, Chapter 2, Part 6, Paragraphs 6.1 - 6.5, Chapter 3, Part 16, Paragraphs 16.1, 16.3, Chapter 5, Part 4, Paragraph 4.4, & Part 8, Paragraph 8.6, Chapter 7, Part 11, Paragraph 11.24 and Chapter 8, Part 1, Paragraph 1.2; together with Paragraphs 131, 135, 139 and 189 of the NPPF. 2.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode: TN21 0FQ
Application type: Full - Retrospective
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Heathfield & Waldron

Planning application dates

Date validated: 1 December 2025
Consultation expiry: 13 January 2026
Consultation start: 20 December 2025
Consultation end: 13 January 2026
Target decision date: 26 January 2026
Committee meeting: 26 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address: 28 Millennium Way Heathfield East Sussex TN210FQ

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Site notice start: 20 December 2025

Appeal history

6005006

Dismissed

Type: Householder (HAS)Procedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 30 April 2026Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: refused

Additional information

UPRN: 10093177424
Documents: 15

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

National Landscape (AONB): High WealdPart of the site
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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Source: Wealden

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