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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Wealden District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
5,594 approved · 928 refused · 546 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 15 Jan 2020 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
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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.
HELLINGLY SPORTS GROUND, HORSEBRIDGE ROAD, HAILSHAM, BN27 4DN
Received 14 May 2026LAND ADJACENT TO MEADOW COTTAGE, STREET END LANE, BROAD OAK, HEATHFIELD, TN21 8TS
Received 8 Feb 20242 UPLANDS COTTAGES, RATTLE ROAD, STONE CROSS, WESTHAM, BN24 5DT
Received 3 Jul 2023GLENAFFRIC, WESTERN ROAD, HAILSHAM, BN27 3DY
Received 1 Feb 202438 LIME WAY, HEATHFIELD, TN21 8YB
Received 17 Jun 2026ST MARKS RECREATION GROUND, FRANT ROAD, ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS, TN2 5LS
Received 29 Aug 2025STAVERTON NURSERY, HALLAND, BN8 6PU
Received 13 Sept 2024THE CHEQUERS, HIGH STREET, MARESFIELD, TN22 2EH
Received 2 Sept 2026LAND ON CORNER, ADJACENT TO 'ASHDOWN' ON MILL ROAD, HEATHFIELD, TN21 0XE
Received 30 Jan 2026FORD FARM VINEYARD, HASTINGFORD LANE, HADLOW DOWN, TN22 4DY
Received 14 Mar 20253 FLOWERS GREEN, CHURCH ROAD, HERSTMONCEUX, BN27 1RQ
Received 20 Sept 2024WALDERS, STONE QUARRY ROAD, CHELWOOD GATE, RH17 7LP
Received 26 Jun 2026GINKGOS, LEWES ROAD, BLACKBOYS, TN22 5JA
Received 12 Jul 2023MARSONS CROFT, STATION ROAD, ROTHERFIELD, TN6 3HU
Received 8 Mar 2024LITTLE TOTTINGWORTH FARM, HALLEY ROAD, BROAD OAK, HEATHFIELD, TN21 8TH
Received 20 Sept 2024WYCK STABLE, WYCK LANE, WOODS GREEN, WADHURST, TN5 6QS
Received 24 Nov 2025BIRD IN EYE FARM, BIRD IN EYE HILL, FRAMFIELD, TN22 5HA
Received 8 Sept 2026MANNA FARM, SWANSBROOK LANE, GUN HILL, CHIDDINGLY, TN21 0LA
Received 4 Mar 2026RATHOWEN, FRAMFIELD ROAD, BLACKBOYS, TN22 5LS
Received 18 Oct 20241 WESTROW HOUSE, ROCKS LANE, HIGH HURSTWOOD, BUXTED, TN22 4BN
Received 29 May 202416 ST JOHNS ROAD, POLEGATE, BN26 5BP
Received 1 May 2025LAND OFF EASTBOURNE ROAD, UCKFIELD
Received 8 Aug 2024LITTLE PIGSTROOD, STREET END LANE, BROAD OAK, HEATHFIELD, TN21 8UB
Received 9 May 2024CAR PARK, BELL WALK, UCKFIELD, TN22 5DQ
Received 31 Mar 2026Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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