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Laughton Place, Mole Cottage, Cow Lane, Laughton, BN8 6DA

WD/2026/1235/FFullRefused

Refused on 14 August 2026

Council decision: Refusal1 reason for refusal

Proposal

PROPOSED TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION AND SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND REPLACEMENT ENTRANCE PORCH.

Received
22 June 2026
Ward
Arlington
  1. Received22 Jun
  2. Validated22 Jun
  3. Consult.16 Jul
  4. Target17 Aug
  5. Decided14 Aug

Decided in 53 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at LAUGHTON PLACE, MOLE COTTAGE, COW LANE, LAUGHTON, BN8 6DA. Wealden has handled 5,916 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 3 days quicker than Wealden's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 89 applications across Arlington. We hold 1,970 applications in total for the BN8 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 host property is one half of an attractive pair of cottages that are of valuable local character. Their proportions, style, materials and detailing contribute significantly to the character and quality of the Low Weald landscape. In combination, the proposed extensions would envelop a large part of the original cottage and would not be appropriately subordinate in either scale or design. The resultant substantial increase in the bulk and mass of the dwelling would materially and adversely alter its simple form and compact shape, acting to fundamentally change its character and unbalance the building as a pair. The scheme would thereby harm the significance of the building as a non- designated heritage asset and fail to conserve the character of the surrounding Low Weald landscape, particularly in views from the adjacent public right of way (Laughton 37). The application proposals do not therefore constitute sustainable development, being contrary to the provisions of Spatial Planning Objectives SPO1, SPO2 and SPO13 and Policy WCS14 of the Wealden Core Strategy Local Plan 2013 and Saved Policies EN8, EN27 and DC19 of the Wealden Local Plan 1998, and having regard to guidance at Chapter 10, Parts 2-7 of the Wealden Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document 2008 and to paragraphs 8, 11, 131, 135, 139, 187, 202, 210 and 216 the National Planning Policy Framework 2024. 2.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BN8 6DA
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Laughton

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 June 2026
Consultation expiry
16 July 2026
Consultation start
26 June 2026
Consultation end
16 July 2026
Target decision date
17 August 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr Luke Evans 29 Stirling Road Castleham Business Centre East St Leonards on Sea TN38 9NP

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
26 June 2026

Additional information

UPRN
10033399830
Documents
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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 (22)

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, 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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Wealden

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