Forest Farm Cottage, Battle Road, Three Cups Corner, Warbleton, TN21 9PB
Proposal
FOREST FARM COTTAGE, BATTLE ROAD, THREE CUPS CORNER, WARBLETON, TN21 9PB
- Received
- 28 August 2026
- Decided
- 7 October 2026 · Refusal
- Council
- Wealden District Council
- ReceivedSubmitted28 Aug
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided7 Oct
Decided in 40 days
This is a planning application at FOREST FARM COTTAGE, BATTLE ROAD, THREE CUPS CORNER, WARBLETON, TN21 9PB. Wealden has handled 13,393 applications of this type and approves 89% of them, typically deciding them in 57 days. This one was decided in 40 days, 2 weeks quicker than Wealden's median. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 122 applications across Horam & Punnetts Town. We hold 940 applications in total for the TN21 postcode area.
Application Details
Applicant & Agent
Planning Application Dates
Planning Decision
Why it was refused
- It is considered that the proposed development would be located outside of a settlement and would fail to find support under any of the developments listed under Policy S5(1) of the NPPF 2026. Consequently, a principle of development has not been established and there are no exceptional circumstances which might lead to the development being approved in spite of this fact, as per Policy S5(4) of the NPPF.
- The proposed development would not constitute a conversion of the existing agricultural building, as the building is not capable of conversion without significant rebuilding or modification. Further, the change of use and alterations to the building and site would result in harm to its agricultural character while failing to respect local residential character. The design is considered to fail to conserve and enhance the High Weald National Landscape through the use of inappropriate materials and the excessive number of rooflights which would result in harm to the National Landscape's dark night skies through light pollution. Accordingly, the proposal is contrary to Saved Policies GD2, EN1, EN6, DC6, DC7; Section 11 of the Wealden Design Guide 2008; Policy N4 of the NPPF 2026; and Section 85 of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000.
- In addition, insufficient information has been provided to establish that the reduced visibility splays at the proposed holiday lets' access onto the highway would not present an unacceptable highway safety risk. Furthermore, the proposed parking arrangements are not satisfactory due to the need to access this area over land outside of the site's red line area. Accordingly, the proposal is contrary to Saved Policies TR3 and TR16 of the Wealden Local Plan 1998 and Policies TR4 and TR6 of the NPPF 2026. pdnRS.docx IMPORTANT: See Notes overleaf
From the council's decision notice.
Publicity
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Additional Information
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Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- National Landscape (AONB): High Weald
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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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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