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Molesey Cottage, Hempstead Rise, Uckfield, TN22 1QX

WD/2026/1169/NMANon-material amendmentRefused
Discharge / amendments

Refused on 30 June 2026

Council decision: RefusalDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

APPLICATION FOR A NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO WD/2024/1760/F (REPLACE FLAT ROOF TO EXISTING GARAGE WITH NEW PITCHED ROOF. TO PROVIDE ANCILLARY ACCOMMODATION.) TO CHANGE THE APPROVED ROOF FINISH OF RAISED SEAM ZINC TO A MORE AFFORDABLE FINISH OF TAPCOSLATE TILES.

Received
10 June 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Uckfield East
  1. Received10 Jun
  2. Validated11 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target9 Jul
  5. Decided30 Jun

Decided in 19 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at MOLESEY COTTAGE, HEMPSTEAD RISE, UCKFIELD, TN22 1QX. Wealden has handled 904 applications of this type. This one was decided in 20 days, 5 weeks quicker than Wealden's typical decision time. The site is in 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 34 applications across Uckfield East. We hold 2,467 applications in total for the TN22 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 proposed alteration from the approved zinc seam to tapcoslate would be a material alteration and would need to be considered under the submission of a planning application.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
TN22 1QX
Application type
Non-material amendment
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Uckfield

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 June 2026
Target decision date
9 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr Gavin Stillman Heron House Laughton Road Ringmer East Sussex BN8 5UT

Planning decision

Statutory period
28 days

Additional information

UPRN
100060137415
Documents
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Uckfield Conservation AreaNext to the site
  • 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, 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, 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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Associated applications

  1. 2026
    10 Jun

    APPLICATION FOR A NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO WD/2024/1760/F

    This applicationRefusedNon-material amendmentWD/2026/1169/NMA
  2. 2024
    30 Jul

    REPLACE FLAT ROOF TO EXISTING GARAGE WITH NEW PITCHED ROOF. TO PROVIDE ANCILLARY ACCOMMODATION.

    ApprovedFullPart ofWD/2024/1760/F

Source: Wealden

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