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2 Lyewood Way, Uckfield, TN22 5GL

WD/2026/1672/FFullRefused

Refused on 30 October 2026

Council decision: Refusal2 reasons for refusal

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

LOFT CONVERSION WITH HIP TO GABLE CONVERSION, REAR BOX DORMER AND 3 X ROOFLIGHTS TO THE FRONT ROOF SLOPE

Received
18 August 2026
Ward
Uckfield Ridgewood & Little Horsted
  1. Received18 Aug
  2. Validated7 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target2 Nov
  5. Decided30 Oct

Decided in 53 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a loft conversion at 2 LYEWOOD WAY, UCKFIELD, TN22 5GL. Wealden has handled 5,916 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 3 days quicker than Wealden's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 34 applications across Uckfield Ridgewood & Little Horsted. We hold 2,467 applications in total for the TN22 postcode area.

86% of full applications at Wealden District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed rear dormer, by reason of its design, scale, massing and positioning, would dominate the rear roof slope and create an unbalanced appearance. It would therefore be a bulky, incongruous addition that fails to remain subordinate to, and is out of character with, the existing dwelling. Given the prominent and highly visible rear elevation, it would also be a discordant and disruptive form of development that causes significant harm to the character and appearance of the wider street scene. The proposal is therefore contrary to Saved Policies GD1, HG10 and EN27 of the Wealden Local Plan 1998, Spatial Planning Objective SPO13 and Policy WCS14 of the Wealden District Core Strategy Local Plan 2013, Policies S4 and DP3 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2026, and the guidance contained within Chapter 10 of the Wealden Design Guide 2008 (‘the Design Guide’).
  2. The proposed rear dormer, by introducing elevated views towards neighbouring dwellings and across boundary lines, would result in an unacceptable loss of privacy and adversely affect the residential amenity of neighbouring occupiers through overlooking, and the perception of overlooking. The proposal is therefore contrary to Saved Policies GD1, HG10 and EN27 of the Wealden Local Plan 1998, Spatial Planning Objective SPO13 and Policy WCS14 of the Wealden District Core Strategy Local Plan 2013, Policies S4 and DP3 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2026, and the guidance contained within Chapter 10 of the Wealden Design Guide 2008 (‘the Design Guide’).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
TN22 5GL
Application type
Full
Parish
Uckfield

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 September 2026
Target decision date
2 November 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
99 Manor Road Guildford GU2 9NW

Planning decision

Case officer
Robin Hirschfeld

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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.

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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