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Upper Verds, Cousley Wood Road, Wadhurst, TN5 6EY

WD/2026/1923/FFullAwaiting decision
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

REMOVAL OF THE EXISTING PORCH AND LINK, AND ERECTION OF A REPLACEMENT SINGLE-STOREY GLAZED LINK EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED ALTERATIONS. DEMOLITION OF REAR PART OF STUDIO AND FLAT ROOF, AND EXTENSION IN LINE WITH EXISTING GARAGE. CONVERSION OF THE EXISTING GARAGE TO HABITABLE ACCOMMODATION, INCLUDING A NEW ROOF AND CONSERVATION ROOFLIGHTS TO FACILITATE ADDITIONAL ROOMS WITHIN THE ROOF SPACE, WITH NEW ROOF EXTENDING OVER THE EXTENDED STUDIO. REPLACEMENT OF THE EXISTING PATIO AND PROVISION OF A NEW PATH TO THE FRONT, SIDE AND REAR OF THE GARAGE AND STUDIO, FINISHED IN NATURAL SANDSTONE PAVING.

Received
23 September 2026
Decision due
27 November 2026
Ward
Frant & Wadhurst
  1. Received23 Sep
  2. Validated2 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target27 Nov
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at UPPER VERDS, COUSLEY WOOD ROAD, WADHURST, TN5 6EY. Wealden has handled 5,916 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 2 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Cousley Wood conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 127 applications across Frant & Wadhurst. We hold 1,451 applications in total for the TN5 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
TN5 6EY
Application type
Full
Parish
Wadhurst

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
Upper Verds Cousley Wood Wadhurst East Sussex TN5 6EY

Planning decision

Decision
N/A
Case officer
Ms L Evans

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Conservation area: Pell Green and Cousley Wood Conservation Area
  • National Landscape (AONB): High Weald
  • 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 (20)

flood storage 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.

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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