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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 dates8,737Searchable applications
0Recorded as pending
86%Approval rate · 5,831 approved or refused records
828Refused applications
5,003 approved · 828 refused · 488 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2026/0544/A
PROPOSED SIGNAGE AND NOTICE BOARD.
POST OFFICE, FIVE ASH DOWN, UCKFIELD, TN22 3AH
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Application WithdrawnWD/2023/2552/F
CONVERSION AND CHANGE OF USE OF SHED INTO 1NO. 2 BED DWELLING.
LAND AT BYWAYS, BYWAYS, BOREHAM STREET, BN27 4SE
Received 11 Oct 2023 - Decision IssuedWD/2026/0217/LB
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING CONSERVATORY AND ERECTION OF AN OAK FRAMED ORANGERY.
PEMBROKE MANOR, STONEBRIDGE LANE, BLACKBOYS, TN22 5HY
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Allocated to OfficerWD/2025/2722/F
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS AND RESIDENTIAL DWELLING AND ERECTION OF 8 NO. NEW DWELLINGS WITH ASSOCIATED LANDSCAPING, AMENITY, PARKING AND BIODIVERSITY ENHANCEMENTS
HIGHFIELDS FARM, NEW ROAD, ROTHERFIELD, TN6 3JS
Received 2 Dec 2025 - Allocated to OfficerTM/2025/0315/TPO
REDUCE TO FENCE HEIGHT (1.5M) ONE OAK TREE WITHIN TREE PRESERVATION ORDER (CROWBOROUGH) NO 30, 1983
17 THE GLEBELANDS, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 1TF
Received 18 Nov 2025 - Appeal LodgedWD/2025/2300/F
APPLICATION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW REPLACEMENT SHOPFRONT TO INCLUDE A ROLLER SHUTTER.
8 HIGH STREET, MAYFIELD, TN20 6AA
Received 7 Oct 2025 - Decision IssuedWD/2025/0067/F
PROPOSED EXTENSION AND RELOCATION OF HOME OFFICE
THE DACHA, WHITE HORSE ROAD, BODLE STREET GREEN, BN27 4RA
Received 9 Jan 2025 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/0733/F
PROPOSED NEW DWELLING AND CARPORT SERVED BY WIDENED VEHICULAR ACCESS.
LAND AT RUSSELL COTTAGE, LOWER STREET, NINFIELD, TN33 9ED
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Allocated to OfficerWD/2026/0009/LDE
EXISTING USE OF LAND EDGED RED AS A CARAVAN SITE TOGETHER WITH CAR PARKING AND AMENITY AREAS
MOBILE HOME PARK R/O RED LION PH, DENBIGH ROAD, HOOE, TN33 9EW
Received 5 Jan 2026 - Decision IssuedWD/2023/3090/F
CHANGE OF USE OF A SMALL SECTION OF EXISTING PADDOCK TO RESIDENTIAL GARDEN.
BROADWELL COTTAGE, SLEEPERS STILE ROAD, COUSLEY WOOD, WADHURST, TN5 6QX
Received 18 Dec 2023 - Decision IssuedWD/2026/1613/LDP
PROPOSED ROOF LIGHTS AND DOUBLE DOORS TO FIRST FLOOR
THE GRANARY, PRINKLE LANE, BODLE STREET GREEN, BN27 4UD
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Decision IssuedWD/2023/2878/F
CONVERSION OF ONE BAY OF THE EXISTING TRIPLE GARAGE INTO HABITABLE ACCOMMODATION, IN CONNECTION WITH THE MAIN DWELLING.
BEGGARS BUSH, BUCKHURST LANE, WADHURST, TN5 6JU
Received 24 Nov 2023 - Appeal LodgedWD/2025/0837/CD
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITION/S 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 AND 11 ATTACHED TO WD2023/0607/LB
LEOPARDS MILL, HANGING BIRCH LANE, HORAM, TN21 0PD
Received 28 Mar 2025 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/1727/F
PROPOSED SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION WITH PITCHED ROOF. AMEND EXISTING FLAT ROOF DORMER TO EASTERN ELEVATION WITH PITCHED ROOF. NEW ROOF WINDOW.
WENTWAYS, BAYHAM ROAD, BELLS YEW GREEN, FRANT, TN3 9AS
Received 25 Jul 2024 - Application WithdrawnWD/2025/0947/LBR
PART RETROSPECTIVE PART PROPOSED EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL ALTERATIONS
THE LODGE, HOMESTALL ROAD, ASHURST WOOD RH19 3PE
Received 8 Apr 2025 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/2187/F
CHANGE OF USE OF TWO AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS TO INCIDENTAL DOMESTIC USE
FROGHOLE FARM, FROG HOLE LANE, FIVE ASHES, TN20 6LB
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/0730/LB
PART RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR DEMOLITION OF EXISTING CLASSROOM BLOCK AND ERECTION OF REPLACEMENT CLASSROOM BLOCK (AMENDED DESCRIPTION)
SKIPPERS HILL MANOR PREPARATORY SCHOOL, FIVE ASHES, MAYFIELD, TN20 6HR
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Decision IssuedTM/2024/0044/TPO
WORK TO ONE OAK TREE WITHIN TREE PRESERVATION ORDER (CROWBOROUGH) TPO/2007/0016
21 WATSON WAY, CROWBOROUGH TN6 2FP
Received 23 Feb 2024 - Decision IssuedTM/2024/0289/TPO
CROWN REDUCE FIVE OAK TREES BY 20% INCLUDING SELECTIVE LIMB REDUCTION OF T5 AS PER SPECIFICATION PHOTOGRAPH. WITHIN TREE PRESERVATION ORDER (CROWBOROUGH) NO 5, 1989
LONG VIEW, GOLDSMITHS AVENUE, CROWBOROUGH TN6 1RJ
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2023/2906/F
PROPOSED NEW ATTACHED ANNEXE ALONG WITH DETACHED TIMBER FRAME DOUBLE GARAGE AND REPLACEMENT PORCH.
THE OLD DAIRY, HAWKS ROAD, HAILSHAM, BN27 1NG
Received 28 Nov 2023 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/0895/F
CONVERSION OF GARAGE TO HABITABLE ROOM INCLUDING REPLACE GARAGE DOOR WITH WINDOW AND DOOR AND NEW FLAT ROOF
71A HARTFIELD ROAD, FOREST ROW, RH18 5BZ
Received 12 Apr 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2026/0592/PD
PRIOR APPROVAL FOR THE ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION WHICH WOULD EXTEND BEYOND THE REAR WALL OF THE ORIGINAL HOUSE BY 3.95M, FOR WHICH THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT WOULD BE 3.90M, AND FOR WHICH THE HEIGHT OF THE EAVES WOULD BE 2.35M.
17 WANNOCK AVENUE, LOWER WILLINGDON, BN20 9RP
Received 20 Mar 2026 - Decision IssuedWD/2025/2628/F
PROPOSED SAND SCHOOL
ANNWOOD FARM, CHELWOOD GATE ROAD, CHELWOOD GATE, TN22 3HH
Received 17 Nov 2025 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/1635/CD
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITION 4 ATTACHED TO WD/2022/2413/MRM
LAND NORTH OF RATTLE ROAD, WESTHAM, BN24 5DT
Received 12 Jul 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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