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Little Mount Farm, Benhall Mill Road, Frant, TN2 5JW

WD/2026/1283/NMANon-material amendmentApproved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 13 July 2026

Council decision: Approval

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

APPLICATION FOR A NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO WD/2021/2467MRM (RESERVED MATTERS PURSUANT TO OUTLINE PERMISSION WD/2019/1648/MAO (OUTLINE APPLICATION FOR THE DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING BUILDINGS ON SITE AND THE ERECTION OF A CONTINUING CARE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY OF UP TO 146 UNITS OF ACCOMMODATION (C2 USE) AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES INCLUDING RESTAURANT, CAFÉ, SHOP, HAIRDRESSERS, SPA, CINEMA AND GP FACILITY, WITH ACCESS, INFRASTRUCTURE, OPEN SPACE, LANDSCAPING AND ASSOCIATED WORKS (ALL MATTERS RESERVED EXCEPT FOR ACCESS)) - PHASE 1 COMPRISING THE ERECTION OF 55 UNITS OF ACCOMMODATION (C2 USE), COMMUNAL FACILITIES, ENERGY CENTRE, MAINTENANCE BUILDING AND OTHER ANCILLARY STRUCTURES, PARKING, LANDSCAPING, SUDS AND OTHER ASSOCIATED WORKS.) THE AMENDMENTS ARE MINOR IN NATURE AND SEEK TO AMEND THE PROPOSED ELEVATIONAL TREATMENT OF PART OF THE SWIMMING POOL ELEMENT TO BRICK RATHER THAN RENDER.

Received
26 June 2026
Ward
Frant & Wadhurst
  1. Received26 Jun
  2. Validated29 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target27 Jul
  5. Decided13 Jul

Decided in 14 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at LITTLE MOUNT FARM, BENHALL MILL ROAD, FRANT, TN2 5JW. Wealden has handled 904 applications of this type. This one was decided in 17 days, 6 weeks quicker than Wealden's typical decision time. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 127 applications across Frant & Wadhurst. We hold 1,580 applications in total for the TN2 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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Application details

Postcode
TN2 5JW
Application type
Non-material amendment
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
146
Parish
Frant

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 June 2026
Target decision date
27 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mrs Sarah Fawdry Thakeham House Stane Street Billinghurst RH14 9GN

Planning decision

Statutory period
28 days

Additional information

Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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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