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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.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Wealden District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
5,368 approved · 891 refused · 523 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
GILDRIDGE, WHITESMITH, CHIDDINGLY, BN8 6JD
Received 4 Oct 2023HOME FARM, TAPSELL LANE, WADHURST, TN5 6PL
Received 20 Dec 202341 TOLLWOOD PARK, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 2XR
Received 28 Apr 20251 BRAMBLE CROFT, CROWBOROUGH TN6 2RF
Received 28 Feb 2025ASH HOUSE, STATION ROAD, HEATHFIELD, TN21 8LD
Received 18 Dec 2023CLEVE COTTAGE, PERRYMANS LANE, FURNERS GREEN, TN22 3RS
Received 5 Dec 2023BRYHER, FIELDEN ROAD, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 1TR
Received 3 Apr 2025LAND AT KNIGHTS FARM EAST, LOWER HORSEBRIDGE, HAILSHAM
Received 19 Jun 2024SUDBURY VILLA, HUNTINGDON ROAD, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 2LJ
Received 17 Sept 2025THE OLD VICARAGE EAST, HIGH STREET, BUXTED, TN22 4JZ
Received 30 Sept 2026FOREST COTTAGE, THE DRIVE, MARESFIELD PARK, MARESFIELD, TN22 3ER
Received 18 Nov 202429 STONEGATE WAY, HEATHFIELD TN21 8NQ
Received 9 Jun 2025LAND ADJACENT TO SHERMAN'S OAK, COLDHARBOUR ROAD, UPPER DICKER, BN27 3QJ
Received 10 May 2024THE STONE, VICARAGE ROAD, HAILSHAM, BN27 1BN
Received 12 Mar 2026DRUMLIN HOUSE, SUMMERSALES HILL, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 1UT
Received 5 Jun 2025THE GEORGE INN, 36 HIGH STREET, FRANT, TN3 9DU
Received 13 Mar 2026HAMLYNS, STRAIGHT HALF MILE, MARESFIELD, TN22 2HH
Received 18 Jun 2025MARBURY, ARGOS HILL, ROTHERFIELD, TN6 3QH
Received 25 Aug 2022CHERITH COTTAGES, GHYLL ROAD, HEATHFIELD TN21 0AJ
Received 3 Dec 2024MEADOW VIEW FARM, POUNDFIELD ROAD, CHALVINGTON, BN27 3TH
Received 18 Mar 2024SMUGGLERS INN, HIGH STREET, PEVENSEY, BN24 5LF
Received 9 Feb 2026CUCKOO FIELDS, LAND SOUTH OF HAILSHAM, HAILSHAM, BN27 3PN
Received 7 May 2024SEGHERS PLACE, LAND WEST OF UCKFIELD, TN22 5SL
Received 8 Jun 20264 MUSGROVE PLACE, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 2TZ
Received 5 Jul 2023Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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