The Old House, Holdcroft Lane, East Hoathly, BN8 6QD
Proposal
DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING SINGLE STOREY STORE ROOM AND REAR CONSERVATORY AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW PART SINGLE STOREY PART TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION, ADD A SMALL DORMER WINDOW TO THE EXISTING ROOF AND INSTALL PV SOLAR PANELS.
- Received
- 12 August 2026
- Decided
- 21 September 2026 · Approval
- Council
- Wealden District Council
- Ward
- Chiddingly, East Hoathly & Waldron
- ReceivedSubmitted12 Aug
- ValidatedValidated12 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date7 Oct
- DecidedDecided21 Sep
Decided in 40 days (council typically 56)
This is a full planning application for demolition at THE OLD HOUSE, HOLDCROFT LANE, EAST HOATHLY, BN8 6QD. Wealden has handled 5,881 applications of this type and approves 86% of them, typically deciding them in 64 days. This one was decided in 40 days, 3 weeks quicker than Wealden's median. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 98 applications across Chiddingly, East Hoathly & Waldron. We hold 1,925 applications in total for the BN8 postcode area.
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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.
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- 13.3 miWithyham
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