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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.
5,667 approved · 938 refused · 558 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 SHARNFOLD FARM, HAILSHAM ROAD, STONE CROSS, BN24 5BU
Received 21 Jul 2025LITTLE PARK, HOOE ROAD, NINFIELD TN33 9EH
Received 17 Dec 2024THE PHARMACY FLAT, 24 HIGH STREET, ROTHERFIELD, TN6 3LJ
Received 16 Sept 2025LAND EAST OF TANYARD COTTAGE, NEWICK LANE, HEATHFIELD, TN21 8PT
Received 10 Jun 2024CUCKOO FIELDS AND ERSHAM PARK, LAND SOUTH OF HAILSHAM, HAILSHAM, BN27 3PN
Received 29 Jul 2025PELHAM PLACE, PALEHOUSE COMMON, FRAMFIELD, TN22 5QZ
Received 31 Oct 20236 THE RIDGEWAY, HERSTMONCEUX, BN27 4PG
Received 12 Jul 202344 CASTLE DRIVE, PEVENSEY BAY, BN24 6JX
Received 18 Jun 2024HIGHLANDS, ETCHINGWOOD LANE, FRAMFIELD, TN22 5SA
Received 15 Aug 2024HANKHAM HALL, HANKHAM HALL ROAD, HANKHAM, WESTHAM, BN24 5AH
Received 31 Jul 2024GREENWOOD, HIGH STREET, FRANT TN3 9DR
Received 24 Nov 2023OWLS ACRES, BROOKHOUSE LANE, FRAMFIELD, TN22 5QJ
Received 30 Apr 2026STETSONS VIEW, STATION ROAD, FOREST ROW, RH18 5DW
Received 1 Sept 2025128 HIGH STREET, UCKFIELD, TN22 1QR
Received 28 Sept 2026BELMONT HOUSE, GREEN LANE, HEATHFIELD, TN21 8EP
Received 11 Aug 2026HOLLY BUSH COTTAGE, NETHER LANE, NUTLEY, TN22 3LB
Received 1 Jun 2023MAYFIELD COTTAGE, MAYFIELD LANE, WADHURST TN5 6JE
Received 13 Oct 2025LAND SOUTH OF SOUTH STREET, EAST HOATHLY
Received 6 Jun 2023LAND TO THE WEST OF HAMMER LANE, HEATHFIELD
Received 13 Jan 2026LAND WEST OF NORTH STREET, LOWER HORSEBRIDGE, BN27 4DR
Received 24 Apr 20264 ANDERIDA CLOSE, STONE CROSS, BN24 5JX
Received 21 Mar 20246 NORMANSLAND, FAIRWARP, TN22 3BS
Received 17 Jun 2024ASHCROFT, CHURCH LANE, HELLINGLY, BN27 4HA
Received 11 Jul 2023BRODRICKLANDS AND HAMLANDS FARM, LOWER WILLINGDON, EASTBOURNE, BN22 0UZ
Received 1 Oct 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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