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Furnace Pond, Furnace Lane, Cowden

WD/2026/8002/AAAdjoining AuthorityRefused

Refused on 10 February 2026

Council decision: ObjectionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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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)
Ward
Hartfield
  1. Received22 Jan
  2. Validated22 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target12 Feb
  5. Decided10 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

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: Furnace Mill HouseOn or next to this 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

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.

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