Land Adjoining Stonehurst Lane, Hadlow Down TN20 6LL
Proposal
PROPOSED NEW AGRICULTURAL TRACK.
- Received
- 11 August 2026
- Decided
- 11 September 2026 · Prior Approval Required - Details Refused
- Council
- Wealden District Council
- Ward
- Hadlow Down & Rotherfield
- ReceivedSubmitted11 Aug
- ValidatedValidated11 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date6 Oct
- DecidedDecided11 Sep
Decided in 31 days (council typically 56)
This is a planning application at LAND ADJOINING STONEHURST LANE, HADLOW DOWN TN20 6LL. Wealden has handled 4 applications of this type and approves very few of them, typically deciding them in 31 days. This one was decided in 31 days. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 58 applications across Hadlow Down & Rotherfield. We hold 707 applications in total for the TN20 postcode area.
Application Details
Applicant & Agent
Planning Application Dates
Planning Decision
Why it was refused
- As previously concluded under WD/2026/7042/AD, the track is reasonably necessary for the purposes of agriculture on the holding and the other relevant Class A criteria are met. However, in respect of the matters reserved for prior approval, the submitted information is insufficient to demonstrate that the proposed siting and design would avoid unacceptable effects on the significance and setting of Stockyards Farmhouse, Harts Cottage and Woodreed Farmhouse. It has therefore not been established that the proposed development would preserve those designated heritage assets or that any harm can be appropriately assessed and justified. In addition, insufficient information has been provided to demonstrate that the siting and design of the track would conserve and enhance the High Weald National Landscape. Prior approval is therefore refused.
From the council's decision notice.
Publicity
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Additional Information
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Associated applications
- 202611 Aug
PROPOSED NEW AGRICULTURAL TRACK.
This applicationRefusedApplicationWD/2026/7042/ADP - 20269 Jun
PROPOSED NEW AGRICULTURAL TRACK.
Prior Approval RequiredAdvertisement consentPart ofWD/2026/7042/AD - 20269 Jun
AGRICULTURAL BUILDING FOR THE STORAGE OF EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY
Prior Approval RequiredAdvertisement consentFiled alongsideWD/2026/7043/AD
Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- 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.
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© 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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