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Copyhold Farm, Cowbeech Road, Herstmonceux, BN27 4PN

WD/2026/1545/P04PD Change of use from Agricultural to DwellingsRefused
Prior approval

Refused on 17 September 2026

Council decision: Prior Approval Required - Details Refused

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

PRIOR APPROVAL UNDER SCHEDULE 2, PART 3, CLASS Q OF THE GPDO FOR THE CONVERSION OF THE PRINCIPAL NORTHERN AGRICULTURAL BUILDING AT COPYHOLD FARM TO FOUR DWELLINGHOUSES, TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED BUILDING OPERATIONS AND INTERNAL WORKS REASONABLY NECESSARY FOR THE BUILDING TO FUNCTION AS DWELLINGS. THE BUILDING IS LOCATED WITHIN THE ESTABLISHED FARMSTEAD AT COPYHOLD FARM AND THE PROPOSAL IS CONTAINED WITHIN THE RETAINED ENVELOPE AND FOOTPRINT OF THE EXISTING BARN.

Received
31 July 2026
Ward
Horam & Punnetts Town
  1. Received31 Jul
  2. Validated31 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target25 Sep
  5. Decided17 Sep

Decided in 48 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at COPYHOLD FARM, COWBEECH ROAD, HERSTMONCEUX, BN27 4PN. Wealden has handled 904 applications of this type. This one was decided in 48 days, 8 days quicker than Wealden's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 124 applications across Horam & Punnetts Town. We hold 1,587 applications in total for the BN27 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
BN27 4PN
Application type
PD Change of use from Agricultural to Dwellings
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Herstmonceux

Planning application dates

Date validated
31 July 2026
Target decision date
25 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr George Bryant Unit 4, The Old Granary Strettit Farm Snoll Hatch Road East Peckham TN12 5EE

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
22

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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, 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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