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23 Dunstans Croft, Mayfield, TN20 6UH

WD/2026/0627/FFullRefused

Refused on 20 May 2026

Council decision: Refusal1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

PROPOSED LOFT CONVERSION WITH REAR DORMER

Received
25 March 2026
Ward
Mayfield & Five Ashes
  1. Received25 Mar
  2. Validated25 Mar
  3. Consult.8 May
  4. Target20 May
  5. Decided20 May

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a loft conversion at 23 DUNSTANS CROFT, MAYFIELD, TN20 6UH. Wealden has handled 5,916 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 69 applications across Mayfield & Five Ashes. We hold 713 applications in total for the TN20 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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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed development, by virtue of its scale, height, massing and flat roofed design would occupy the majority of the existing roof slope, resulting in a bulky, dominant and incongruous addition that would fail to appear subordinate to the host dwelling, and is also out of character with the existing dwelling and adjoining properties by introducing a discordant and disruptive form of development. Furthermore, its prominent, visually intrusive and contrasting design would fail to conserve or enhance the beauty of the High Weald National Landscape. The proposal is therefore contrary to GD1, EN8, EN27 and HG10 of the Wealden Local Plan 1998, together with the guidance contained within Chapter 10 part 7 of the Wealden Design Guide 2008, objective S2 of the High Weald AONB Management Plan 2024-2029, paragraphs 135, 187 and 189 of the National Planning Policy Framework and Section 85 of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
TN20 6UH
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Mayfield & Five Ashes

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 March 2026
Consultation expiry
8 May 2026
Consultation start
16 April 2026
Consultation end
8 May 2026
Target decision date
20 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr Andrew Gerken 38 High Street Battle TN33 0EA

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
16 April 2026

Additional information

UPRN
100060127813
Documents
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Mayfield and Coggins Mill Conservation AreaNext to the site
  • 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, 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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© 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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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    5 Aug

    PROPOSED LOFT CONVERSION WITH REAR DORMERS

    ApprovedApplicationWD/2026/1571/F

Source: Wealden

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