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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.
5,787 approved · 957 refused · 567 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 15 Jan 2020 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
32 PARK CROFT, POLEGATE, BN26 5LB
Received 26 Jul 2024LAND NORTH OF NORTH LODGE, HEATHFIELD PARK AND ADJOINING BATTLE ROAD, HEATHFIELD
Received 29 Aug 20232 ESTATE COTTAGES, HEATHFIELD ROAD, HALLAND, BN8 6PW
Received 10 Jul 2025ASHDOWN PLACE, WOODLANDS, LEWES ROAD, FOREST ROW, RH18 5LP
Received 15 Jul 2024KETLEY COTTAGE, COUSLEY WOOD ROAD, WADHURST, TN5 6ER
Received 6 Jun 2024BEALS BARN GARDENS, BEWLBRIDGE LANE, COUSLEY WOOD, WADHURST, TN5 6HJ
Received 12 Nov 2025UPLANDS FARM, RATTLE ROAD, STONE CROSS, WESTHAM, BN24 5DT
Received 24 Jul 2023BELMONT HOUSE, GRAYWOOD ROAD, EAST HOATHLY, BN8 6QJ
Received 14 Aug 2025TINTO FIRS, RANNOCH ROAD, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 1RB
Received 3 Apr 2024FERNLEA, BEACON ROAD, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 1UL
Received 29 Apr 2024GREEN FARM, MUDDLES GREEN, CHIDDINGLY, BN8 6HW
Received 6 May 20263 MARKET STREET, HAILSHAM, BN27 2AB
Received 17 Sept 2024LAND WEST OF TANYARD LANE, CHELWOOD GATE, RH17 7LY
Received 26 Nov 2024LAND ADJACENT TO LIME CROSS RECREATION GROUND, HERSTMONCEUX
Received 13 Feb 2026MULBERRY LODGE, AMBERSTONE, BN27 1PJ
Received 5 Jul 2023THE FIELD BLUEBELL LODGE, KINGSLEY HILL, RUSHLAKE GREEN, TN21 9PX
Received 4 May 2023MAYFIELD TENNIS CLUB, STATION ROAD, MAYFIELD, TN20 6BU
Received 26 Sept 20235 THE ACORNS, HAILSHAM BN27 2SN
Received 7 Sept 2023AMBLEDOWN, ROYAL OAK LANE, HIGH HURSTWOOD, BUXTED, TN22 4AL
Received 30 Apr 2025WOODLANDS, WARREN ROAD, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 1TX
Received 17 May 2023ADAMS WORKSHOP, MARKET STREET, HAILSHAM, BN27 2AE
Received 19 Mar 2025CURACOA, HAILSHAM ROAD, HERSTMONCEUX, BN27 4LJ
Received 2 Sept 2026LAND NORTH AND SOUTH OF RATTLE ROAD, WESTHAM, BN24 5DT
Received 10 Nov 202316 DOWNSVIEW ROAD, LOWER WILLINGDON, BN20 9PT
Received 28 May 2026Records 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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