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24 Gromenfield, Groombridge, TN3 9RS

WD/2026/1969/LDPLawful Development - Proposed UseDecided

Decided on 5 November 2026

Council decision: Planning Permission Required

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

Proposal

INSTALLATION OF EXTERNAL AIR SOURCE HEATING/COOLING COMPRESSOR UNIT (GROUND MOUNTED) AT REAR OF DWELLING.

Received
30 September 2026
Ward
Withyham
  1. Received30 Sep
  2. Validated20 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target15 Dec
  5. Decided5 Nov

Decided in 16 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application at 24 GROMENFIELD, GROOMBRIDGE, TN3 9RS. Wealden has handled 31 applications of this type. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 66 applications across Withyham. We hold 1,126 applications in total for the TN3 postcode area.

88% of all applications at Wealden District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
TN3 9RS
Application type
Lawful Development - Proposed Use
Parish
Withyham

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 October 2026
Target decision date
15 December 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
24 Gromenfield Groombridge East Sussex TN3 9RS

Planning decision

Case officer
Sally Simpson

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • 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 (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.

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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