Furnace Pond, Furnace Lane, Cowden
Refused on 10 February 2026
Council decision: ObjectionsDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
DE-SILTING AND RE-LANDSCAPING OF LAKE; INCLUDING IMPROVED FLOOD DEFENCE TO MAIN DAM WALL AND BANK. NEW FOOT BRIDGE. CAR PARKING AREA FOR FISHERS TOGETHER. DEMOLITION OF BOATHOUSE TO BE REPLACED WITH NEW BOATHOUSE/DWELLING AND COMMERCIAL AREA WITH SOLAR PANELS AND ROOFLIGHTS. NEW ENTRANCE AT WEST OF SITE.
- Received
- 22 January 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Wealden District Council
- Ward
- Hartfield
- ReceivedReceived22 Jan
- ValidatedValidated22 Jan
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date12 Feb
- DecidedDecided10 Feb
Decided in 19 days
About this application
This is a planning application for demolition at FURNACE POND, FURNACE LANE, COWDEN. Wealden has handled 13,582 applications of this type. This one was decided in 19 days, 5 weeks quicker than Wealden's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 97 applications across Hartfield.
Application details
- Application type
- Adjoining Authority
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Hartfield
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 22 January 2026
- Target decision date
- 12 February 2026
- Committee meeting
- 9 February 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Council Offices Argyle Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1HG
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 21 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 3
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Green belt: SevenoaksPart of the site
- National Landscape (AONB): High Weald
- Ancient woodland: Minepit WoodPart of the site
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 (18)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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, 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
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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 2026-11-03. 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.
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Source: Wealden
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