Downgate Lodge, Tidebrook Road, Wadhurst, TN5 6PB
Approved on 27 July 2026
Council decision: Approval6 conditions
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Proposal
NEW PITCHED ROOF AT THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY (TO REPLACE SMALL FLAT ROOF) AND INSTALLATION OF ROOF MOUNTED SOLAR PANELS.
- Received
- 28 April 2026
- Council
- Wealden District Council
- Ward
- Frant & Wadhurst
- ReceivedReceived28 Apr
- ValidatedValidated19 Jun
- Consult.Consultation20 Jul
- TargetTarget Date14 Aug
- DecidedDecided27 Jul
Decided in 38 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a solar installation at DOWNGATE LODGE, TIDEBROOK ROAD, WADHURST, TN5 6PB. Wealden has handled 5,916 applications of this type. This one was decided in 90 days, 5 weeks longer than Wealden's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 127 applications across Frant & Wadhurst. We hold 1,451 applications in total for the TN5 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
- TN5 6PB
- Application type
- Full
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Wadhurst
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 19 June 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 20 July 2026
- Consultation start
- 29 June 2026
- Consultation end
- 20 July 2026
- Target decision date
- 14 August 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Mr James Robson Blackbird House Union Street Flimwell TN5 7NR
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 29 June 2026
Additional information
- UPRN
- 100060142379
- Documents
- 15
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 (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.
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Associated applications
- 202612 Oct
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITIONS 3 (Bat Licence) AND 4 (Nature Conservation…
PendingDischarge of conditionsWD/2026/2075/CD - 202628 Apr
NEW PITCHED ROOF AT THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY (TO REPLACE SMALL FLAT ROOF) AND INSTALLATION OF ROOF MOUNTED…
This applicationApprovedFullWD/2026/0866/F
Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
Source: Wealden
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Condition 4 on the decision asks for this.
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Contractors near this project
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