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The Workshop, New House Farm, Robin Post Lane, Wilmington, BN26 6RP

WD/2026/0011/FRFull - RetrospectivePermitted
Full

Proposal

PART RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF USE FROM AGRICULTURAL TO VEHICLE REPAIR WORKSHOP (CLASS B2) WITH MINOR ALTERATIONS.

Received
5 January 2026
Decided
29 May 2026 · Approval
Ward
South Downs
Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

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  1. Received5 Jan
  2. Validated5 Mar
  3. Consult.24 Apr
  4. Target30 Apr
  5. Decided29 May

Decided in 85 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Wealden79% of amendment applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is an application to amend a permission at THE WORKSHOP, NEW HOUSE FARM, ROBIN POST LANE, WILMINGTON, BN26 6RP. Wealden has handled 904 applications of this type and approves 82% of them, typically deciding them in 64 days. This one was decided in 144 days, 11 weeks longer than Wealden's median. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 8 applications across South Downs. We hold 885 applications in total for the BN26 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
WD/2026/0011/FR
Address
THE WORKSHOP, NEW HOUSE FARM, ROBIN POST LANE, WILMINGTON, BN26 6RP
Postcode
BN26 6RP
Local Authority
Wealden
Application Type
Full - Retrospective
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decision Issued
Ward
South Downs
Parish
Long Man

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address
New House Farm Robin Post lane Wilmington Polegate East Sussex BN26 6RP

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
5 January 2026
Consultation Expiry
24 April 2026
Target Decision Date
30 April 2026
Date Decided
29 May 2026
Date Validated
5 March 2026
Date Submitted
5 January 2026
Consultation Start
1 April 2026
Consultation End
24 April 2026

Planning Decision

Decision
Approval
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Site Notice Start
1 April 2026

Appeal

Additional Information

UPRN
10033403828
Documents
13
Coordinates
50.837532, 0.217705
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Wealden

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Ancient woodland: Eastland CoppicePart 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, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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