Birchden Farm, Broadwater Forest Lane, Broadwater Forest, Groombridge, TN3 9NR
Proposal
PROPOSED DIVERSIFICATION OF FARM/VINEYARD TO AMALGAMATE TWO AGRICULTURAL/VITICULTURAL BUILDINGS TO PROVIDE A SINGLE MIXED-USE BUILDING FOR AGRICULTURAL/VITICULTURAL STORAGE, WINERY, FARM/VINEYARD OFFICE, ANCILLARY SHOP, RESTAURANT, EDUCATION AND TRAINING FACILITIES, ALONG WITH ASSOCIATED EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS, LANDSCAPING AND PACKAGE TREATMENT PLANT. RETROSPECTIVE ELEMENTS INCLUDE REPAIR AND REFURBISHMENT OF LEAN-TO, ENLARGED MEZZANINE FLOOR AND REGULARISATION OF THE PARKING AREA
- Received
- 24 August 2026
- Target decision date
- 23 November 2026
- Council
- Wealden District Council
- Ward
- Withyham
- ReceivedSubmitted24 Aug
- ValidatedValidated24 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date23 Nov
- DecidedDecided
This is a planning application at BIRCHDEN FARM, BROADWATER FOREST LANE, BROADWATER FOREST, GROOMBRIDGE, TN3 9NR. Wealden has handled 3 applications of this type. It was submitted on 24 August 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 63 applications across Withyham. We hold 1,096 applications in total for the TN3 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- National Landscape (AONB): High Weald
- Ancient woodland: Saint's ShawPart of 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 (20)
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, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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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 2026-10-09. 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.
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