Tompsets Bank Cottages, Tompsets Bank, Forest Row, RH18 5LL
Refused on 11 September 2026
Council decision: Refusal1 reason for refusal
Proposal
DEMOLITION OF REAR OF HOUSE AND GARAGE AND REPLACEMENT WITH A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION. REFURBISHMENT OF EXISTING HOUSE INCLUDING ADDITION OF A NEW DORMER AND REPLACEMENT OF ALL WINDOWS.
- Received
- 17 July 2026
- Council
- Wealden District Council
- ReceivedReceived17 Jul
- ValidatedValidated17 Jul
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided11 Sep
Decided in 56 days
About this application
This is a planning application for demolition at TOMPSETS BANK COTTAGES, TOMPSETS BANK, FOREST ROW, RH18 5LL. Wealden has handled 13,588 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 300 applications in total for the RH18 postcode area.
Why it was refused
- The proposal for the extension to the rear and sides of the existing house, for reasons of its size, scale and design, would result in unsympathetic and inappropriate addition that would visually dominate and harm the character and appearance of the original dwelling and the streetscene falling within the High Weald National Landscape. As such the proposal is contrary to saved policies GD2, EN1, EN6, DC19 and EN27 of the adopted Wealden Local Plan 1998; Spatial Planning Objectives SPO1 and SPO13, and Policy WCS14, of the adopted Wealden Core Strategy Local Plan 2013; together with the guidance contained in the Wealden Design Guide 2008 and policies S3, S4, DP3 and N4 the National Planning Policy Framework. 2.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- RH18 5LL
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 17 July 2026
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- 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.
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.
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