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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 dates9,700Searchable applications
0Recorded as pending
86%Approval rate · 6,540 approved or refused records
930Refused applications
5,610 approved · 930 refused · 550 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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/2024/2514/LB
REPLACEMENT TIMBER WINDOWS AND DOOR.
HORMES HOUSE, WINDMILL HILL, HERSTMONCEUX BN27 4RS
Received 1 Nov 2024 - Decision IssuedTM/2025/0220/TPO
MONOLITH ONE BEECH TREE TO 5M ABOVE GROUND WITHIN TREE PRESERVATION ORDER (MAYFIELD) NO 21, 2003
COTTAGE HOSPICE, MAYFIELD ROAD, FIVE ASHES, TN20 6HY
Received 20 Aug 2025 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/1167/F
CHANGE OF USE OF VACANT PUBLIC HOUSE TO CHILDREN'S DAY NURSERY.
JUNCTION TAVERN, 99 STATION ROAD, POLEGATE BN26 6EB
Received 16 May 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2025/0854/F
PROPOSED ERECTION OF SINGLE-STOREY GRANNY ANNEXE FOR ANCILLARY USE TO MAIN DWELLING
WOODLANDS, HAILSHAM ROAD, STONE CROSS, BN24 5AS
Received 28 Mar 2025 - Decision IssuedWD/2025/1181/F
REMOVE A SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION AND REAR CONSERVATORY AND CONSTRUCT A NEW TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION, ADD A SMALL DORMER WINDOW TO THE EXISTING ROOF AND INSTALL PV SOLAR PANELS
THE OLD HOUSE, HOLDCROFT LANE, EAST HOATHLY, BN8 6QD
Received 12 May 2025 - Decision IssuedWD/2026/1299/F
ERECTION OF A DETACHED GARDEN ROOM TO PROVIDE A HOME GYM AND A BEAUTY AND AESTHETICS TREATMENT ROOM ANCILLARY TO THE EXISTING DWELLING (WITH ANCILLARY CLASS E(E) USE).
15 NEVILL ROAD, UCKFIELD, TN22 1PG
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decision IssuedWD/2025/1010/F
CONVERSION OF GARAGE INTO STUDIO, ADDITION OF OPENING TO THE REAR AND UPGRADE OF GARAGE DOORS TO THE FRONT.
LITTLEBROOK, LYE GREEN, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 1UU
Received 16 Apr 2025 - Allocated to OfficerWD/2026/1227/FR
REPLACEMENT OF METAL SPIRAL STAIR WITH TIMBER STAIR, REMOVAL OF FIRST FLOOR TIMBER WALL, REPOSITIONING OF FIRST FLOOR DOOR, REPLACEMENT OF AREA OF FIRST FLOOR CEILING, REPLACEMENT OF FIRST FLOOR BEDROOM WINDOW, AND RETROSPECTIVE CONSENT FOR INSERTION OF WINDOW IN DINING ROOM TOGETHER WITH EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL PLINTH TO WALL OF DINING ROOM.
STILEREED FARM, CRIERS LANE, FIVE ASHES, MAYFIELD, TN20 6LG
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Decision IssuedWD/2025/2832/LB
CONVERSION OF EXISTING GARDEN STORE TO GAMES ROOM
GREAT PELL FARM, PELL HILL, WADHURST, TN5 6EF
Received 15 Dec 2025 - Decision IssuedWD/2026/1449/NMA
APPLICATION FOR A NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO WD/2009/2547/FE (CONVERSION OF REST HOME INTO 5 DWELLINGS) ALTERATIONS TO FLOOR PLANS
CHARLWOOD MANOR, SNATTS ROAD, UCKFIELD, TN22 2AR
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Allocated to OfficerWD/2026/1884/FR
RETROSPECTIVE CONSENT FOR TIMBER PERGOLA STRUCTURE OVER THE EXISTING DRIVEWAY AT THE FRONT OF THE PROPERTY.
36 SOUTH ROAD, HAILSHAM, BN27 3JQ
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/0476/CD
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITION 2 ATTACHED TO WD/2023/2041/F
STREAM COTTAGE, WENBANS LANE, WADHURST, TN5 6NR
Received 26 Feb 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2026/1064/CD
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITIONS 4 (MATERIALS - SCHEDULE OF MATERIALS), 5 (LANDSCAPING - SCHEME TO BE SUBMITTED), 6 (NATURE CONSERVATION - IMPLEMENTATION OF BIODIVERSITY ENHANCEMENT AS IN ECOLOGICAL SURVEY), 7 (SUSTAINABILITY - INCORPORATION OF WATER AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES), 8 (DRAINAGE: FOUL WATER - DETAILS OF FOUL DRAINAGE (A)) AND 9 (DRAINAGE: SURFACE WATER - DETAILS OF SURFACE WATER DISPOSAL - SUSTAINABLE DRAINAGE (B)) ATTACHED TO WD/2025/2031/F
BURNTWOOD FARM, TANYARD LANE, DANEHILL, RH17 7JP
Received 27 May 2026 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/1829/FR
RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR ATTACHED STORE ROOM
WELLBROOK FARM HOUSE, BARCLAY ROAD, MAYFIELD, TN20 6EH
Received 7 Aug 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2025/1052/NMA
APPLICATION FOR A NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO WD/2023/2981/F (PROPOSED REAR ADDITION TO PROVIDE ANCILLARY STORAGE AND BIN STORE) AN ADDITIONAL DOOR TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE NEW EXTENSION
4 THE TRIANGLE, LOWER WILLINGDON, EAST SUSSEX, BN20 9PJ
Received 24 Apr 2025 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/1612/FR
REBUILDING OF BARN, USE OF BARN AND OUTBUILDING FOR INCIDENTAL RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES, TIMBER DECKING AND NATURAL SWIMMING POOL. EXTENSION OF RESIDENTIAL GARDEN AND CURVED TERRACE (PART RETROSPECTIVE).
THE RETREAT, LIMES LANE, BUXTED, TN22 4PB
Received 10 Jul 2024 - Decision IssuedTM/2024/0027/TCA
REMOVE DEAD TOP OF ONE PINE TREE AND REDUCE AND BALANCE CROWN OF ONE SYCAMORE TREE BY UP TO 6M SUBJECT TO REGULATIONS DESIGNATED MAYFIELD AND COGGINS MILL CONSERVATION AREA OCTOBER 1969/MARCH 2017
AIRLIE COTTAGE, OLD LANE, MAYFIELD TN20 6AU
Received 29 Jan 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2026/1479/F
PROPOSED THREE BAY GARAGE WITH STORAGE ABOVE
BRAYLSHAM CASTLE, POTTENS MILL LANE, BROAD OAK, HEATHFIELD, TN21 8TY
Received 23 Jul 2026 - Decision IssuedWD/2023/2174/LB
TO ADD 2 COWLS, ONE COWL TO EACH OF THE CHIMNEY POTS AT THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN ENDS OF THE HOUSE, TOGETHER FLUES/LINERS AND ONE WOOD BURNING STOVE.
MILLERS FARM, HOOE ROAD, NINFIELD, TN33 9EL
Received 31 Aug 2023 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/0059/F
PROPOSED ALTERATIONS TO THE EXISTING MAIN HOUSE, COMPRISING A NEW REAR GABLED DORMER AT FIRST FLOOR LEVEL IN THE EXISTING REAR CATSLIDE ROOF, AN INFILL SINGLE-FLOOR EXTENSION AT REAR GROUND FLOOR LEVEL TO ALIGN WITH THE EXISTING REAR EXTENSION, ALONG WITH ASSOCIATED FENESTRATION AND CLADDING CHANGES TO THE REAR AND WEST SIDE HOUSE ELEVATIONS AND INTERNAL LAYOUT AMENDMENTS.
HEADLEY HOUSE, LIMES LANE, BUXTED, TN22 4PB
Received 9 Jan 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2025/0259/F
ERECTION OF GLASSHOUSE 5M LONG X 3.5M WIDE WITH PORCH & COLD FRAMES
HARTSWOOD, CANSIRON LANE, HOLTYE, COWDEN, TN8 7EE
Received 4 Feb 2025 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/1057/NMA
APPLICATION FOR A NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO WD/2022/0969/O (TWO DETACHED CHALET STYLE BUNGALOWS AND FOUR HOUSES WITH WILDLIFE AREA) TO ALLOW FOR SELF BUILD PROPERTIES AND TO STAGE THE BUILD PROCESS
LAND AT STRAIGHT HALF MILE AND THE DRIVE
Received 2 May 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2025/0223/PD
PRIOR APPROVAL FOR THE ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION WHICH WOULD EXTEND BEYOND THE REAR WALL OF THE ORIGINAL HOUSE BY 6M, FOR WHICH THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT WOULD BE 3.7M, AND FOR WHICH THE HEIGHT OF THE EAVES WOULD BE 2.25M.
1 COPPICE COTTAGES, STATION ROAD, BERWICK, BN26 6TG
Received 31 Jan 2025 - Allocated to OfficerWD/2024/0017/MAJ
PROPOSED DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BUILDING AND ERECTION OF MIXED USE SCHEME INCLUDING 4 NO. RETAIL UNITS AND 16 NO. FLATS WITH ASSOCIATED DEVELOPMENT.
BROADWAY HOUSE, THE BROADWAY, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 1BX
Received 2 Jan 2024
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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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