Old Laughton Sawmill, Park Lane, Laughton BN8 6BP
Proposal
DEMOLITION OF SMALL MONO-PITCH BUILDING WITH CORRUGATED METAL SHEET AND TIMBER BOARD CLADDING.
- Received
- 17 February 2026
- Decided
- 23 March 2026 · Prior Approval Not Required
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Wealden District Council
- Ward
- Arlington
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- ReceivedSubmitted17 Feb
- ValidatedValidated26 Feb
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date26 Mar
- DecidedDecided23 Mar
Decided in 25 days (council typically 56)
This is a planning application for demolition at OLD LAUGHTON SAWMILL, PARK LANE, LAUGHTON BN8 6BP. Wealden has handled 387 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 28 days. This one was decided in 34 days, 6 days longer than Wealden's median. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 90 applications across Arlington. We hold 1,925 applications in total for the BN8 postcode area.
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Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Ancient woodland: Vert WoodPart of the site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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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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