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Wealden District Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Wealden District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates8,686Searchable applications
0Recorded as pending
86%Approval rate · 5,795 approved or refused records
826Refused applications
4,969 approved · 826 refused · 484 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 15 Jan 2020 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Skip to planning searchLocal plan Planning PolicyPre-application advice Pre-Application AdviceConservation areas Conservation AreasArticle 4 directions Article 4 Directions
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas33 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- Decision IssuedWD/2026/0430/LDP
SINGE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE REAR, TOGETHER WITH ROOF EXTENSION TO INCLUDE REAR DORMER AND ROOFLIGHTS TO THE FRONT ROOF SLOPE.
13 OAKLEAF DRIVE, POLEGATE, BN26 6PA
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Decision IssuedTM/2024/0086/TPO
WORK AS PER SCHEDULE WITHIN TREE PRESERVATION ORDER (UCKFIELD) NO 80, 1989
PORTMAN COURT, GRANGE ROAD, UCKFIELD TN22 1FD
Received 29 Apr 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2025/2345/F
PROPOSED INTERNAL ALTERATION INCLUDING NEW FIRST FLOOR WITHIN NEW PITCHED ROOF. REPLACEMENT WINDOWS AND DOORS. NEW BALUSTRADE / GUARDING TO NORTH TERRACE. SOLAR PANELS ON WEST AND EAST ELEVATION ROOF.
204 COAST ROAD, PEVENSEY BAY, BN24 6NR
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/2404/F
SINGLE STOREY REAR AND SIDE EXTENSION.
15 TOWER CLOSE, PEVENSEY BAY, BN24 6SJ
Received 18 Oct 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2023/2752/F
DETACHED OAK FRAMED OUTBUILDING TO REPLACE EXISTING DETACHED GAMES ROOM OUTBUILDING.
CHEVIOT, NEWBURY LANE, WADHURST, TN5 6HD
Received 8 Nov 2023 - Application WithdrawnWD/2024/1494/F
PROPOSED SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING HOUSE AND PROPOSED EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING GARAGE OUTBUILDING.
MANOR FARM, BELLS YEW GREEN ROAD, FRANT, TN3 9BH
Received 24 Jun 2024 - Application WithdrawnWD/2024/7045/AD
ERECTION OF LAND MANAGEMENT BARN.
LAND TO THE EAST OF BROOKHOUSE LANE, FRAMFIELD
Received 5 Dec 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/7015/AD
ALTERATION OF EXISTING TRACK TO ENABLE ACCESS FOR PLANT AND TIMBER EXTRACTION.
BEECHY WOODS, MILL LANE, FURNERS GREEN, UCKFIELD, TN22 3RN
Received 12 Mar 2024 - Delegated or Going to Next Planning CommitteeWD/2024/1339/PO
VARIATION OF SECTION 106 AGREEMENT DATED 29 JULY 2021 ATTACHED TO PLANNING PERMISSION WD/2020/1690/MAO (RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT FOR UP TO 45 DWELLINGS, WITH ACCESS AND PEDESTRIAN LINKS, GARAGING, PARKING, AN ESTATE ROAD, PUBLIC OPEN SPACE, ATTENUATION POND AND LANDSCAPING) TO REMOVE THE CUSTOM/SELF BUILD AND THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY REQUIREMENT IN THE EVENT OF A PROPOSED 100% AFFORDABLE HOUSING SCHEME.
LAND WEST AND REAR OF POPLAR COTTAGE, AMBERSTONE, A271, HAILSHAM, BN27 1PQ
Received 7 Jun 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2025/2775/PO
MODIFICATION OF SECTION 106 AGREEMENT DATED 10 JUNE 2008 (AS AMENDED BY DEED OF VARIATION DATED 23 NOVEMBER 2017) ATTACHED TO PLANNING PERMISSION WD/2007/2353/MEA (MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT COMPRISING B1a EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT (UP TO 11,060 SQ.M.) , A3 CAFE (UP TO 75 SQ.M.), D1 NURSERY (UP TO 600 SQ.M.) AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF UP TO 200 DWELLINGS, TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED CAR PARKING FOLLOWING THE DEMOLITION OF THE 2 EXISTING DWELLINGS (GULLFOSS AND WINFIELD FARM) AND CONSTRUCTION OF MEANS OF VEHICULAR, CYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS) TO ENABLE REMOVAL OF SCHEDULE 7 IN ITS ENTIRETY.
LAND TO THE NORTH OF DITTONS ROAD, POLEGATE, BN26 6HT
Received 5 Dec 2025 - Decision IssuedWD/2025/1941/F
INSTALLATION OF A NEW BUILDING TO HOUSE SLUDGE TREATMENT INFRASTRUCTURE.
BEWL WATER TREATMENT WORKS, BEWLBRIDGE LANE, LAMBERHURST, TN3 8JH
Received 14 Aug 2025 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/2174/CD
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITIONS 8 AND 12 ATTACHED TO WD/2024/1478/FA.
DUNSFOLD, WEST END, HERSTMONCEUX, BN27 4NX
Received 20 Sept 2024 - Decision IssuedTM/2024/0162/TPO
REDUCE ONE OAK TREE BY UP TO 3M WITHIN TREE PRESERVATION ORDER (CROWBOROUGH) NO 15/1, 1981
4 COLDHARBOUR CLOSE, CROWBOROUGH, EAST SUSSEX, TN6 1EU
Received 13 Aug 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2026/1355/P26
CHANGE OF USE OF PART GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR FROM COMMERCIAL (USE CLASS E) TO RESIDENTIAL (USE CLASS C3) TO CREATE 3 NO. SELF-CONTAINED FLATS
49 HIGH STREET, UCKFIELD, TN22 1AN
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Decision IssuedWD/2025/0572/F
ERECTION OF A PICKET FENCE, ALONGSIDE A 600MM PLANTING AREA AND BLOCK PAVING, TO THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY
THE UCKFIELD CLUB, BELL LANE, UCKFIELD, TN22 1QL
Received 6 Mar 2025 - Decision IssuedWD/2026/0788/F
PROPOSED SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION.
25 ROMNEY ROAD, POLEGATE, BN26 6LH
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Application WithdrawnTM/2026/0009/TCA
THE TREES ARE TO BE TRIMMED DOWN TO 10M TO MEET H & S REGULATIONS FOR ICNIRP IN LINE WITH THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED TELECOMS UPGRADE WD/2023/7508/T.
FRAMFIELD RECREATION GROUND, THE STREET, FRAMFIELD, UCKFIELD, TN22 5NR
Received 13 Jan 2026 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/2536/F
SINGLE STOREY SIDE / REAR EXTENSION
THE GRANGE, 13 NORTH BEECHES ROAD, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 2AR
Received 5 Nov 2024 - Delegated or Going to Next Planning CommitteeWD/2025/0500/MAJ
A 130MW BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM (BESS) COMPRISING PRIMARY SUBSTATION, BESS UNITS, POWER CONVERSION SYSTEM UNITS, STORAGE CONTAINERS, SECURITY FENCING AND CCTV, ACCESS AND INTERNAL TRACKS AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE, TOGETHER WITH LANDSCAPE AND BIODIVERSITY ENHANCEMENT.
LAND AT PASHLEY FARM, NINFIELD ROAD, NINFIELD, TN39 5JS
Received 28 Feb 2025 - Decision IssuedWD/2023/2436/F
INSTALLATION OF ORNATE IRON GATES AND IRON RAILINGS THE ENTRANCE TO PARK FARM LANE, MARESFIELD
PARK FARM LANE, MARESFIELD, TN22 2EE
Received 29 Sept 2023 - Application WithdrawnWD/2023/3072/F
DEMOLITION AND REBUILDING OF EXISTING REDUNDANT BARN TO FORM ATTACHED HABITABLE ACCOMMODATION EXTENSION TO ADJACENT DWELLING
BARS REST, BATTLE ROAD, PUNNETTS TOWN, HEATHFIELD, TN21 9DR
Received 15 Dec 2023 - Application WithdrawnWD/2025/1511/LBA
VARIATION OF CONDITION 2 OF WD/2024/0479/LB (CONVERSION OF PART OF ATTACHED OPEN-FRONTED CART SHED TO CLOAKROOM AND WET ROOM WITH ASSOCIATED FENESTRATION ALTERATIONS INCLUDING INSERTION OF ROOFLIGHT) TO AMEND FOUR LOWER GLAZED PANELS TO A BRICK AND BLOCK CAVITY WALL IN THE FENESTRATION ON SOUTH ELEVATION.
SALEHURST BARN, OAK LANE, BLACKHAM, TN3 9UB
Received 20 Jun 2025 - Application WithdrawnWD/2024/0428/LDP
INSTALLATION OF MODULAR CHANGING PLACES POD (FORMERLY PUBLIC CONVENIENCES, NOW A CYCLE SHELTER).
LAND OPPOSITE HAILSHAM HEALTH CENTRE, VICARAGE FIELD, HAILSHAM, BN27 1BE
Received 22 Feb 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/1860/F
PROPOSED SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION
22 EASTBOURNE ROAD, LOWER WILLINGDON, BN20 9LB
Received 12 Aug 2024
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Wealden District Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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