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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 dates8,782Searchable applications
0Recorded as pending
86%Approval rate · 5,861 approved or refused records
831Refused applications
5,030 approved · 831 refused · 488 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Allocated to OfficerTM/2025/0243/TPO
FELL 2 x SCOTS PINE REPLACE WITH CHERRY TREE
2A WILLOWMEAD, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 1LW
Received 18 Sept 2025 - Allocated to OfficerWD/2026/7054/AD
PROPOSED AGRICULTURAL STORE
MEADOWS FARM, OAK LANE, BLACKHAM, TN3 9UB
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Decision IssuedWD/2025/2433/CD
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITIONS 4, 5, 6 AND 8 ATTACHED TO WD/2024/2518/F (APPEAL REF APP/C1435/W/25/3361593).
BROADWATER LODGE, 10A STONE CROSS ROAD, WADHURST, TN5 6LR
Received 24 Oct 2025 - Decision IssuedWD/2026/1495/POD
DISCHARGE OF SCHEDULE 5, PART 1, PARAGRAPH 3 OF SECTION 106 AGREEMENT DATED 8 JULY 2022 ATTACHED TO PLANNING PERMISSION WD/2021/0594/MEA (OUTLINE APPLICATION WITH ALL MATTERS RESERVED EXCEPT FOR ACCESS (EXCLUDING INTERNAL ESTATE ROADS BEYOND THE ACCESS TO SERVE THE MEDICAL CENTRE PLOT) FOR DEMOLITION OF EXISTING VACANT DWELLING AND ERECTION OF UP TO 180 NO. DWELLINGS AND MEDICAL CENTRE TOGETHER WITH ALL PARKING, SERVICING AND ON-SITE OPEN SPACE).
LAND AT HINDSLAND, EASTBOURNE ROAD, LOWER WILLINGDON BN20 9NU
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Decision IssuedWD/2025/0897/F
GROUND MOUNTED SOLAR ARRAY
MARKLYE, MARKLYE LANE, RUSHLAKE GREEN, TN21 9PN
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Decision IssuedWD/2025/2637/F
PROPOSED SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION.
CONCORD, SHORTGATE LANE, LAUGHTON, BN8 6DQ
Received 18 Nov 2025 - Decision IssuedWD/2026/1256/CD
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITION 4 (Kennels - external materials and joinery details) WD/2025/2784/F (PROPOSED EXTENSIONS TO THE DWELLING, THE CONSTRUCTION OF A DETACHED GARAGE, KENNELS AND ASSOCIATED SITE LANDSCAPING)
COOPERS, CHURCH LANE, LAUGHTON, BN8 6AH
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Decision IssuedWD/2025/2660/F
SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION
FAIRHOLME, SANDY CROSS LANE, HEATHFIELD, TN21 8QP
Received 21 Nov 2025 - Decision IssuedWD/2025/1490/LDP
GARAGE CONVERSION, INCLUDING REMODELLED PORCH AREA. ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING FENESTRATION, INSERTION OF WINDOWS. RAISING OF FLAT ROOFS TO FRONT & REAR OF DWELLING.
5C TRENCHES ROAD, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 1ES
Received 18 Jun 2025 - Decision IssuedWD/2026/1094/LB
REMOVAL OF A LONG DISUSED DOOR AND TRANSOM (BORROWED LIGHT) WINDOW ABOVE. THE SPACE OCCUPIED BY THE DOOR AND ITS ROTTED FRAME WILL BE BRICKED IN USING AS NEARLY AS POSSIBLE MATCHING BRICKS FIXED WITH LIME MORTAR. AN INSULATED CAVITY WALL WILL BE BUILT UP TO COMPLY WITH BUILDING REGULATIONS. THE TRANSOM (BORROWED LIGHT) WINDOW ABOVE WILL BE REPLACED WITH A LEADED LIGHT WINDOW, HOUSED IN AN OAK FRAME, IN KEEPING WITH ADJACENT WINDOWS
WALNUT TREE HOUSE, HIGH STREET, MAYFIELD, TN20 6AB
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decision IssuedWD/2023/3148/F
FILLING IN FRONT DOOR AND REAR GARAGE DOOR. INTERNAL ALTERATIONS.
6 LONDON ROAD, CROWBOROUGH TN6 2TT
Received 22 Dec 2023 - Decision IssuedWD/2025/1602/CD
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITIONS 3, 4 AND 5 ATTACHED TO WD/2024/2901/LB.
15 BRUCE MANOR CLOSE, WADHURST, TN5 6FH
Received 2 Jul 2025 - Appeal LodgedWD/2025/2582/F
PROPOSED 2m WIDE SIDE EXTENSION AND GLAZED LINK TO GARAGE WHICH IS TO BE CONVERTED INTO RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION TO FORM PART OF THE DWELLING INCLUDING ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING BALCONY STAIRCASE. NEW DETACHED 3 BAY CAR PORT BUILDING WITH HOME OFFICE ABOVE.
1 BONSWICK COTTAGE, MILL LANE, FLETCHING TN22 3PY
Received 11 Nov 2025 - Decision IssuedWD/2026/1021/F
CHANGE OF USE FROM E(a) TO SUI GENERIS AS A TAP ROOM WITH LIGHT REFRESHMENTS.
37 HIGH STREET, HEATHFIELD, TN21 8HU
Received 18 May 2026 - Decision IssuedTM/2024/0233/TCA
WORK AS PER SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO REGULATIONS DESIGNATED MAYFIELD AND COGGINS MILL CONSERVATION AREA, OCTOBER 1969/MARCH 2017
KNOWLE WAY, WEST STREET, MAYFIELD TN20 6DS
Received 21 Oct 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2023/2997/F
PROPOSED PORCH.
DAPPLEDOWN BARN, POUND LANE, FRAMFIELD, TN22 5RR
Received 5 Dec 2023 - Decision IssuedWD/2025/1011/F
THE ALTERATION AND EXTENSION OF A PROPERTY, TO INCLUDE A TWO STOREY FRONT/SIDE INFILL EXTENSION ALONG WITH INTERNAL ALTERATIONS
18 HAWTHYLANDS CRESCENT, HAILSHAM, BN27 1HG
Received 16 Apr 2025 - Decision IssuedWD/2025/1016/NMA
APPLICATION FOR A NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO WD/2018/1349/F (PROPOSED ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS TO THE DWELLING AND TO AN EXISTING OUTBUILDING TO LINK IT TO THE MAIN DWELLING AND FOR ITS CONVERSION TO PROVIDE ANCILLARY HABITABLE ACCOMMODATION. UPDATED PROPOSALS ALSO INCLUDE A NEW DETACHED 2-BAY TIMBER FRAMED GARAGE.) MINOR ALTERATIONS TO LOCATION AND EXTEND OF EXTERNAL MATERIALS OF THE SAME TYPE ALREADY APPROVED. AMENDMENTS TO WINDOW TYPES AND SIZES, AND CHANGE TO ROOF OVER KITCHEN EXTENSION.
PARK FARM HOUSE, SCRAPERS HILL, CHIDDINGLY, EAST SUSSEX, BN8 6HH
Received 16 Apr 2025 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/0729/F
PART RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR DEMOLITION OF EXISTING CLASSROOM BLOCK AND ERECTION OF REPLACEMENT CLASSROOM BLOCK (AMENDED DESCRIPTION)
SKIPPERS HILL MANOR PREPARATORY SCHOOL, SKIPPERS HILL, FIVE ASHES, MAYFIELD, TN20 6HR
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2023/2270/AI
ERECTION OF ILLUMINATED AND NON-ILLUMINATED SIGNS TO THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING
RED LION, LEWES ROAD, CHELWOOD GATE, RH17 7DE
Received 12 Sept 2023 - Decision IssuedWD/2026/1593/F
GARAGE CONVERSION WITH REAR EXTENSION TO FORM ANNEXE
11 SANDBANKS GARDENS, HAILSHAM, BN27 3TL
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/2791/CD
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITION 6 ATTACHED TO WD/2020/2697/F
FAIRFIELD, DEANLAND ROAD, GOLDEN CROSS, NR. HAILSHAM, CHIDDINGLY BN27 3RJ
Received 5 Dec 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2026/0054/CD
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITIONS 3, 4, 5 ATTACHED TO WD/2024/0764/FA (VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 12 AND 17 OF WD/2020/2230/F (DEMOLITION OF EXISTING MEDICAL CENTRE BUILDING. RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT FOR THE ERECTION OF TWO DETACHED DWELLINGS, ASSOCIATED GARAGES AND PARKING. PROVISION OF NEW INTERNAL VEHICULAR ACCESS AND LANDSCAPING.) TO MAKE MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO THE DESIGN OF THE DWELLINGS.)
TEMPLE GROVE, UNIT 7, UCKFIELD ROAD, HERONS GHYLL, TN22 4BY
Received 13 Jan 2026 - Decision IssuedWD/2025/2820/LDE
USE OF SPRING FARM BARN AS AN INDEPENDENT CLASS C3 DWELLINGHOUSE SEPARATE FROM SPRING FARM OAST
SPRING FARM, CACKLE STREET, MARESFIELD, TN22 3DU
Received 12 Dec 2025
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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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