The plan form of the farmstead -  the way the buildings are arranged and associated with the farmhouse, tracks and yards is the principle attribute which describes the overall character of the farmstead.

Thereare 5 types of plan form in the High and Low Weald.

Dispersed plans

Dispersed plans comprise loose clusters of buildings with no evidence for formal planning and often no clear principal yard area. Around one third of High Weald farmsteads have developed as... Read more

Loose Courtyard plans

Loose Courtyard plans are a major characteristic of High Weald farmsteads, representing 45% of mapped farmsteads. They comprise farmsteads whose working buildings - primarily the barn and cattle housing -... Read more

Regular plans

These comprise farmsteads dominated by a regular arrangement of linked buildings, often of a single build, around yards. Regular courtyard elements may also be found as elements of dispersed multi-yard... Read more

Row plans

Row plans comprise long ranges of buildings, often with a series of separate yards. Some larger examples consist of two rows of buildings lying parallel to each other. A high... Read more

Linear, Parallel and Attached-L plans

These plan types are rare in the High Weald and represent less than 1% of recorded farmsteads. These are the plan types most difficult to identify from historic mapping, as... Read more