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Magreed Farm, Magreed Lane, Broad Oak, Heathfield, TN21 8TR

WD/2026/0583/FRFull - RetrospectiveRefused
Full

Refused on 30 June 2026

Council decision: Refusal1 reason for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR PART DEMOLITION, REPAIR, AND REBUILDING WORKS TO EXISTING BARN.

Received
19 March 2026
Ward
Horam & Punnetts Town
  1. Received19 Mar
  2. Validated23 Mar
  3. Consult.16 Apr
  4. Target18 May
  5. Decided30 Jun

Decided in 99 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at MAGREED FARM, MAGREED LANE, BROAD OAK, HEATHFIELD, TN21 8TR. Wealden has handled 904 applications of this type. This one was decided in 103 days, 7 weeks longer than Wealden's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 124 applications across Horam & Punnetts Town. We hold 957 applications in total for the TN21 postcode area.

79% of amendment applications at Wealden District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The application site is located beyond any defined development boundary where new development is resisted unless it is in accordance with specific policies in the Local Plan. The cumulative extent of works undertaken to the subject building amount to the significant rebuilding and alteration of the former structure which, as now completed, has a materially altered footprint and external appearance. No overriding justification has been presented for a new building of this scale and form on the site. In the absence of any identified need for the new building, its presence is considered to result in unjustified new built form within a sensitive landscape setting. This unwarranted visual consolidation of development would fail to further the purpose of conserving and enhancing the natural beauty of the High Weald National Landscape. The proposal does not therefore constitute sustainable development, being contrary to Saved Policies GD2, EN1, EN6 and EN27(1) of the Wealden Local Plan 1998; Spatial Planning Objectives SPO1 and SPO13 and Policy WCS14 of the Wealden Core Strategy 2013; and paragraphs 8, 11, 135, 187 and 189 of the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
TN21 8TR
Application type
Full - Retrospective
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Heathfield & Waldron

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 March 2026
Consultation expiry
16 April 2026
Consultation start
27 March 2026
Consultation end
16 April 2026
Target decision date
18 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Orchard Place Farm Pearsons Green Road Paddock Wood TN126NY

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
27 March 2026

Additional information

UPRN
10093179627
Documents
15

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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 (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.

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 2026-11-03. 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.

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Source: Wealden

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