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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.
5,499 approved · 918 refused · 536 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
LAND AT INGRAMS FARM, BEXHILL ROAD, NINFIELD
Received 28 Jan 2025HARMONY HOUSE, HIGH STREET, MAYFIELD, TN20 6AA
Received 3 Mar 2025AILSA, HARLEQUIN LANE, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 1HU
Received 15 Apr 2026YSTAD, VINES CROSS ROAD, HORAM, TN21 0HE
Received 3 Mar 202516 FAIRFIELD, HERSTMONCEUX BN27 4NE
Received 23 Oct 2023PUBLIC OPEN SPACE, BALDOCK ROAD, WADHURST, TN5 6HT
Received 10 Nov 2025GLOVERS, FIRGROVE ROAD, CROSS IN HAND, TN21 0QL
Received 20 May 2024PROPOSED NATIONAL GRID SUBSTATION, LAND WEST OF CROCKSTEAD FARM, EASTBOURNE ROAD, HALLAND, BN8 6PT
Received 31 Jan 2025129 MARSHFOOT LANE, HAILSHAM, BN27 2RD
Received 30 Oct 2025SOUTH PARK FARM, THE OLD BARN, PRIORY ROAD, FOREST ROW, RH18 5HT
Received 8 Apr 2025LAND EAST OF SANDY CROSS LANE (TO THE SOUTH OF PARKSIDE COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL), HEATHFIELD
Received 18 Nov 2025SKINNERS FARM, BEST BEECH HILL, WADHURST, TN5 6JT
Received 12 Apr 2024INGLENOOK COTTAGE, STATION ROAD, WADHURST, TN5 6RU
Received 12 Feb 202410 NURSERY CLOSE, HAILSHAM, BN27 2PX
Received 27 Oct 2023THE POTTERIES, WHITESMITH, CHIDDINGLY, BN8 6JD
Received 12 Feb 202566 LASHBROOKS ROAD, UCKFIELD, TN22 2AZ
Received 26 Mar 2025LAND OFF EASTBOURNE ROAD, UCKFIELD
Received 31 May 2024LYNDHURST, WINDSOR ROAD, JARVIS BROOK, TN6 2HS
Received 20 Dec 2023HAYREED, HAYREED LANE, WILMINGTON, BN26 6RR
Received 26 Jan 2026ETCHING WOOD, FRAMFIELD FARM, ETCHINGWOOD LANE, FRAMFIELD, TN22 5EW
Received 8 Dec 2025THE OAST HOUSE, STREET END LANE, BROAD OAK, HEATHFIELD, TN21 8TU
Received 1 Sept 2026CHESSWOOD, CROWBOROUGH HILL, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 2JA
Received 9 May 2025LAND OFF MILL ROAD , HAILSHAM
Received 22 Apr 2024BROOK HOUSE, BACK LANE, CROSS IN HAND, HEATHFIELD, TN21 0QD
Received 10 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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