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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 dates9,221Searchable applications
0Recorded as pending
86%Approval rate · 6,178 approved or refused records
876Refused applications
5,302 approved · 876 refused · 521 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 15 Jan 2020 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2025/0151/CD
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITION 5 ATTACHED TO WD/2023/2958/MRM
LAND NORTH OF JUBILEE DRIVE AND HIGHGROVE CRESCENT, POLEGATE
Received 22 Jan 2025 - Decision IssuedWD/2025/7014/AD
MODULAR AMERICAN BARN STYLE AGRICULTURAL BUILDING AND ACCESS TRACK
BROOK HOUSE, TIDEBROOK ROAD, RUSHERS CROSS, MAYFIELD, TN5 6PQ
Received 10 Mar 2025 - Decision IssuedWD/2026/1412/CD
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITION 26 (Archaelogical) ATTACHED TO WD/2021/1637/MAO
LAND NORTH OF JUBILEE DRIVE AND HIGHGROVE CRESCENT, POLEGATE
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/2427/CD
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITION 15 ATTACHED TO WD/2021/0733/MAJ
LAND TO THE WEST OF CROCKSTEAD FARM, EASTBOURNE ROAD, HALLAND, BN8 6PT
Received 22 Oct 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/0163/LDE
USE OF THE BUILDING AT HIGH & OVER KNOWN AS 'SITE OFFICE' AS A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING SEPARATE AND INDEPENDENTLY FROM THE DWELLINGHOUSE NAMED HIGH AND OVER.
HIGH AND OVER, BLACK HILL, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 1XE
Received 24 Jan 2024 - Delegated or Going to Next Planning CommitteeWD/2026/1243/POR
MODIFICATION OF SECTION 106 AGREEMENT (UNILATERAL UNDERTAKING) DATED 18/03/2022 ATTACHED TO PLANNING PERMISSION WD/2020/1504/MAO (OUTLINE APPLICATION FOR THE SUBDIVISION OF THE EXISTING DWELLING INTO 2 NO. SEPARATE RESIDENTIAL UNITS AND ERECTION OF UP TO 30 NO. DWELLINGS, ACCESS AND OTHER ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING OFF-SITE HIGHWAY WORKS) TO ALLOW FOR MODIFICATIONS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING REQUIREMENTS AND BUS SERVICE CONTRIBUTIONS.
COLDTHORN BARN, COLDTHORN LANE, HAILSHAM, EAST SUSSEX, BN27 3PJ
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Decision IssuedWD/2026/0434/F
ERECTION OF 2 NO. RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS WITH ASSOCIATED ACCESS AND INFRASTRUCTURE
LAND OFF STRAIGHT HALF MILE, MARESFIELD, TN22 3DP
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/0451/F
SINGLE STOREY PITCHED ROOF REAR EXTENSION TO FORM KITCHEN/ BREAKFAST ROOM
1 THE SMITHY, WADHURST, TN5 6JQ
Received 23 Feb 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/1357/F
INSTALL PVCU CONSERVATORY TO THE SOUTH ELEVATION
57 BRUNEL DRIVE, HAILSHAM, BN27 3FX
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2025/1210/F
SIDE EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE
STONERY FARM, LEGHORN LODGE, COMMON LANE, SELMESTON, BN26 6SU
Received 14 May 2025 - Decision IssuedWD/2025/1110/CD
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITION 4 ATTACHED TO WD/2024/1209/LB
HANKHAM HALL, HANKHAM HALL ROAD, HANKHAM, WESTHAM, BN24 5AH
Received 1 May 2025 - Decision IssuedWD/2025/1929/FA
VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 2 & 11 OF WD/2024/1228F (DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING DWELLING AND OUTBUILDINGS, ERECTION OF A REPLACEMENT SELF BUILD DWELLING AND GARAGE) TO ENABLE MINOR CHANGES AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE DESIGN AND LAYOUT OF THE PROPOSED HOUSE AND GARAGE.
WESTERLEIGH COTTAGE, MAYFIELD LANE, WADHURST, TN5 6JE
Received 13 Aug 2025 - Decision IssuedWD/2023/2299/F
REAR SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION
3 CHURCH ROAD, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 1BL
Received 14 Sept 2023 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/1603/LB
TAKE DOWN AND REINSTATEMENT OF TWO CHIMNEY'S (CH1 AND CH2) AND GUTTER REPAIRS/REPLACEMENT.
BELMONT SURGERY, ST JAMES SQUARE, WADHURST TN5 6BJ
Received 9 Jul 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2025/1928/CD
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITIONS 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 AND 10 ATTACHED TO WD/2024/1228/F
WESTERLEIGH COTTAGE, MAYFIELD LANE, WADHURST, TN5 6JE
Received 13 Aug 2025 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/2910/CD
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITION 15 ATTACHED TO WD/2020/1391/MAO
FRIDAY STREET FARM, OAK TREE LANE, EASTBOURNE BN23 8BB
Received 19 Dec 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2025/2448/PD
PRIOR APPROVAL FOR THE ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR CONSERVATORY EXTENSION WHICH WOULD EXTEND BEYOND THE REAR WALL OF THE ORIGINAL HOUSE BY 3.50M, FOR WHICH THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT WOULD BE 3.24M, AND FOR WHICH THE HEIGHT OF THE EAVES WOULD BE 2.70M.
37 KNIGHTS GARDEN, HAILSHAM, BN27 3JR
Received 27 Oct 2025 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/1547/NMA
APPLICATION FOR A NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO WD/2023/2196/F (SINGLE STOREY FRONT EXTENSION) THE PROPOSED BUILDING IS NOT NOW ATTACHED TO THE HOUSE. THERE IS A COVERED WALKWAY BETWEEN THE TWO STRUCTURES WITH ACCESS TO THE DRIVEWAT TO THE RIGHT AND THE GARDEN TO THE LEFT.
SOUTH LODGE, KIDD'S HILL, HARTFIELD, EAST SUSSEX, TN7 4EU
Received 2 Jul 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/2157/CD
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITIONS 6 & 14 ATTACHED TO WD/2022/1674/DC
STREATFEILD HOUSE, SOUTHVIEW DRIVE, UCKFIELD, TN22 1UP
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2023/2958/MRM
RESERVED MATTERS (APPEARANCE, LANDSCAPING, LAYOUT AND SCALE) PURSUANT TO OUTLINE PERMISSION WD/2021/1637/MAO (OUTLINE APPLICATION FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT (USE CLASS C3) COMPRISING UP TO 180 DWELLINGS; INFORMAL AND FORMAL OPEN SPACE, FOOTPATHS, CYCLEWAYS AND INTERNAL ROADS; ASSOCIATED PARKING, LANDSCAPING, PLANTING, NOISE ATTENUATION MEASURES, UTILITIES, DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE AND GROUNDWORKS. ALL MATTERS ARE RESERVED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF VEHICULAR ACCESS INTO THE SITE, TO BE TAKEN FROM HIGHGROVE CRESCENT) FOR THE ERECTION OF 151 DWELLINGS (INCLUDING 53 AFFORDABLE DWELLINGS), NOISE ATTENUATION MEASURES, PLAY AREAS AND ASSOCIATED LANDSCAPING, PARKING, LEVELS, DRAINAGE AND ANCILLARY WORKS.
LAND NORTH OF HIGHGROVE CRESCENT, POLEGATE
Received 4 Dec 2023 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/1286/F
REPLACEMENT OF OUTBUILDING ROOF WITH REFURBISHMENT OF SKYLIGHTS, REPLACEMENT/EXTENSION OF PATIO AREAS AND ERECTION OF TWO BRICK PLANTERS, AND ERECTION OF OPEN-SIDED PAVILION.
HANKHAM HALL, HANKHAM HALL ROAD, HANKHAM, WESTHAM BN24 5AH
Received 22 May 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/0072/F
CONVERSION OF ATTACHED GARAGE TO OFFICE/SNUG ANCILLARY TO THE HOUSE.
21 CLAYTON MILL ROAD, STONE CROSS, WESTHAM, BN24 5PB
Received 11 Jan 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2023/2847/F
EXTENSION TO EXISTING LIGHT INDUSTRIAL UNIT TO FORM NEW UNIT. RELOCATION OF 2 CONTAINERS AND 1 PORTACABIN.
NOOKFIELD WORKSHOPS, KNOWLE LANE, HALLAND, BN8 6PR
Received 21 Nov 2023 - Decision IssuedWD/2025/1980/F
CONSTRUCTION OF NEW MULTI USE GAMES AREA (MUGA) WITH 3.00M HIGH FENCING. NEW OPEN-SIDED TIMBER SHELTER.
PELHAM FIELD, LAND TO THE REAR OF LAUGHTON PRIMARY SCHOOL, CHURCH LANE, LAUGHTON BN8 6AH
Received 19 Aug 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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