Leopards Mill, Hanging Birch Lane, Horam, TN21 0PD
Proposal
INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS INCLUDING REPLACEMENT AND ALTERATION OF MODERN WINDOWS AND DOORS, REMOVAL OF PORCH, REMOVAL OF STAIRCASE, EXTENSION OF KITCHEN, RE-EXPOSURE OF CHIMNEY STACK, LOWERING OF INTERNAL FLOOR, REMOVAL OF MODERN PARTITIONS, REINSTATEMENT OF FIREPLACE, REPAIRS TO TIMBER FRAME, CLEANING TIMBERS, RECLADDING CROSS WING, REMOVAL OF FIXED WARDROBES, REMOVAL OF CHIMNEY STACK TO INTERIOR OF KITCHEN, REPLACEMENT OF FLOORING, AND INSTALLATION OF INTERNAL INSULATION. DEMOLITION OF MODERN GARAGE AND SHED, CONSTRUCTION OF NEW GARAGE, CONVERSION OF 19TH CENTURY OUTBUILDING TO HOME OFFICE, ASSOCIATED LANDSCAPING AND GROUNDWORKS, AND RELOCATION OF AIR SOURCE HEAT PUMP.
- Received
- 20 August 2026
- Target decision date
- 15 October 2026
- Council
- Wealden District Council
- Ward
- Chiddingly, East Hoathly & Waldron
- ReceivedSubmitted20 Aug
- ValidatedValidated20 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date15 Oct
- DecidedDecided
This is a full planning application for demolition at LEOPARDS MILL, HANGING BIRCH LANE, HORAM, TN21 0PD. Wealden has handled 5,881 applications of this type and approves 86% of them, typically deciding them in 64 days. It was submitted on 20 August 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 98 applications across Chiddingly, East Hoathly & Waldron. We hold 940 applications in total for the TN21 postcode area.
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Associated applications
- 202620 Aug
INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS INCLUDING REPLACEMENT AND ALTERATION OF MODERN WINDOWS AND DOORS, REMOVAL…
PendingListed building consentFiled alongsideWD/2026/1633/LB - 202620 Aug
INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS INCLUDING REPLACEMENT AND ALTERATION OF MODERN WINDOWS AND DOORS, REMOVAL…
This applicationPendingFullWD/2026/1634/F
Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- National Landscape (AONB): High Weald
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.
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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.
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The site is in flood zone 3 (Environment Agency).
- 19.2 miCrawleyRTPI
- 22.5 miCrawley
- 27.2 miMaidstoneRTPI
Nearest first, within 50 miles of the site. Every firm is listed free.
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