Poplar Farm Cottage, Poplar Lane, Forest Row, RH18 5LH
Approved on 11 May 2026
Council decision: Approval3 conditions
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Proposal
INTERNAL ALTERATIONS INCLUDING RELOCATION OF BATHROOM AT GROUND FLOOR LEVEL AND INSTALLATION OF WC/BASIN AT FIRST FLOOR LEVEL, AND EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS COMPRISING INSTALLATION OF ROOF LANTERN TO FLAT ROOF EXTENSION AND NEW DOOR IN SOUTH ELEVATION.
- Received
- 2 February 2026
- Council
- Wealden District Council
- Ward
- Forest Row
- ReceivedReceived2 Feb
- ValidatedValidated19 Feb
- Consult.Consultation27 Mar
- TargetTarget Date16 Apr
- DecidedDecided11 May
Decided in 81 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for an extension at POPLAR FARM COTTAGE, POPLAR LANE, FOREST ROW, RH18 5LH. Wealden has handled 5,916 applications of this type. This one was decided in 98 days, 6 weeks longer than Wealden's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 38 applications across Forest Row. We hold 300 applications in total for the RH18 postcode area.
86% of full applications at Wealden District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- RH18 5LH
- Application type
- Full
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Forest Row
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 19 February 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 27 March 2026
- Consultation start
- 5 March 2026
- Consultation end
- 27 March 2026
- Target decision date
- 16 April 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Poplar Farm Cottage Poplar Lane Forest Row East Sussex RH18 5LH
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 27 March 2026
- Site notice start
- 5 March 2026
Additional information
- UPRN
- 100061941236
- Documents
- 29
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- National Landscape (AONB): High Weald
- 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 (20)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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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Associated applications
- 20262 Feb
INTERNAL ALTERATIONS INCLUDING RELOCATION OF BATHROOM AT GROUND FLOOR LEVEL AND INSTALLATION OF WC/BASIN AT…
This applicationApprovedFullWD/2026/0222/F - 20262 Feb
INTERNAL ALTERATIONS INCLUDING RELOCATION OF BATHROOM AT GROUND FLOOR LEVEL AND INSTALLATION OF WC/BASIN AT…
ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongsideWD/2026/0223/LB
Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20263 Jul
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITION 4 (Methodology for enlarging existing pipework…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsWD/2026/1338/CD - 202629 Jun
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITION 5 (SPECIFICATION AND METHODOLOGY FOR REMOVAL AND…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsWD/2026/1293/CD
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Find contractors for extensions near this site- Birchwood LimitedForest Row0.2 mi
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- VG Builders LtdWindow & Door Installer0.6 mi
- MW Services (South) LTDElectrician0.7 mi
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