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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.
5,368 approved · 891 refused · 524 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
HICKETY WILLOW, MILL CRESCENT, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 2QU
Received 5 Dec 202334 BARONS WAY, POLEGATE, BN26 5JL
Received 31 Jul 2026CRISPHAMS COTTAGE, ROSERS COMMON, BUXTED, TN22 4QA
Received 9 Jan 2026SAMBURU COTTAGE, HOOE ROAD, NINFIELD, TN33 9EH
Received 3 Nov 2023SANDPITS YARD, POUND GREEN LANE, ETCHINGWOOD, BUXTED, TN22 4PU
Received 21 Mar 2025LITTLE OWLS, HUNTINGDON ROAD, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 2LJ
Received 8 Jan 2024POPLAR FARM COTTAGE, POPLAR LANE, FOREST ROW, RH18 5LH
Received 3 Jul 202616 LINCOLN WAY, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 3AQ
Received 29 Sept 2025LILAC FRUIT FARM, SCHOOL LANE, CHELWOOD COMMON, RH17 7JQ
Received 12 Feb 2024DEWHURST FARM, DEWHURST LANE, WADHURST, EAST SUSSEX, TN5 6QE
Received 28 Jun 2024JESMONDENE, STUNTS GREEN, HERSTMONCEUX BN27 4PR
Received 20 Nov 2023PHOENIX ACADEMY, MARSHFOOT LANE, HAILSHAM, BN27 2PH
Received 19 Aug 202562 RATTLE ROAD, WESTHAM, BN24 5DJ
Received 11 Sept 2023STRAWBERRY HILL FARM, ERIDGE ROAD, ERIDGE GREEN, TN3 9EX
Received 11 Aug 202524 CHERRY GARDENS, HEATHFIELD, TN21 8XZ
Received 7 Sept 2026STABLE COTTAGE, SUMMERTREE FARM, WHITE HORSE ROAD, BODLE STREET GREEN, BN27 4QT
Received 26 Feb 2025LAND WEST OF STATION ROAD HAILSHAM
Received 24 Sept 2024HOREHAM FLAT FARM, CHIDDINGLY ROAD, HORAM, TN21 0JJ
Received 17 Mar 2026WAYSIDE, BEACONSFIELD ROAD, CHELWOOD GATE, RH17 7LG
Received 26 Mar 2025HOLLIES, BUTLERS LANE, HERSTMONCEUX, BN27 1RH
Received 16 Jul 2026LAND AT SUMMERHILL, WEST OF ERSHAM ROAD, HAILSHAM
Received 14 Jan 2025COBB COURT BARN, LOWER WICK STREET, SELMESTON, BN26 6TS
Received 8 Feb 2024TREETOPS WAY, HEATHFIELD TN21 8FN
Received 4 Mar 2025WEATHERACRE FARM, A22, LOWER DICKER, BN27 4BB
Received 23 May 2025Records 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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