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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 dates9,996Searchable applications
0Recorded as pending
86%Approval rate · 6,763 approved or refused records
958Refused applications
5,805 approved · 958 refused · 567 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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/2024/2007/F
PROPOSED LOFT CONVERSION WITH DORMERS (ALTERNATIVE TO PLANNING PERMISSION WD/2024/0452/F)
SUNNYMEAD, RIDGE CLOSE, NUTLEY, TN22 3HA
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Application WithdrawnWD/2023/2524/F
REMOVAL OF GARDEN SHED, CONVERSION OF GARAGE TO RESIDENTIAL ANNEXE FOR FAMILY MEMBER, EXTENSION TO ROOF FOR DORMER AND SIDE OF GARAGE FOR STORAGE.
3 NIGHTINGALE RISE, EASTBOURNE ROAD, RIDGEWOOD, UCKFIELD, TN22 5ST
Received 9 Oct 2023 - Decision IssuedWD/2025/1644/FR
PART RETROSPECTIVE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARDEN WALL TO 2.1M HIGH AND TOP WITH BRICK ON EDGE AND 2 COURSE TILE CREASING
RUSSETTS, WEST STREET, MAYFIELD, TN20 6DT
Received 8 Jul 2025 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/2907/CD
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITION 4, 5 , 7 AND 8 ATTACHED TO WD/2024/0992/F
HIGHAM FARM, HIGHAM LANE, BELLS YEW GREEN, FRANT TN3 9AU
Received 19 Dec 2024 - Application WithdrawnWD/2026/1237/F
PROPOSED IN GROUND SWIMMING POOL ON SITE OF EXISTING POND
COPHALL, ROOKERY LANE, RUSHLAKE GREEN, TN21 9RG
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Allocated to OfficerWD/2026/1927/CD
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITIONS 3 (MATERIALS) AND 4 (LANDSCAPING) ATTACHED TO WD/2025/2037/F
THE WATTLES, GOLDBRIDGE ROAD, PILTDOWN, TN22 3XL
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/2920/F
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DETACHED GARAGE AND CONSTRUCTION OF SINGLE STOREY FRONT EXTENSION TO PROVIDE ENTRANCE PORCH AND BEDROOM WITH ENSUITE SHOWER ROOM
WEST DALLING, ROCKS LANE, HIGH HURSTWOOD, BUXTED TN22 4BN
Received 19 Dec 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2026/0577/F
PROPOSED REMOVAL OF THE EXISTING EAST-FACING CATSLIDE ROOF AND DORMER, WITH EXTENSION OF THE ROOF TO ALIGN WITH THE EXISTING RIDGE HEIGHT, EAVES LINE AND GABLET TO FORM AN ENLARGED ROOF FORM. CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW EXTERNAL WALL WITH GLAZING TO SERVE THE MASTER BEDROOM BENEATH THE EXTENDED ROOF. REPLACEMENT OF THE EXISTING UPVC CONSERVATORY WITH A TIMBER-CLAD INSULATED EXTENSION WITHIN THE FOOTPRINT OF THE EXISTING CONSERVATORY, INCORPORATING A CAMBRIAN SLATE ROOF & THREE ROOFLIGHTS. REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING UPVC WINDOWS WITH DOUBLE-GLAZED ALUMINIUM UNITS, INCLUDING THE COMBINATION OF OPENINGS WG06 AND WG07. RELOCATION OF THE FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR TO THE POSITION OF DG03, WITH THE EXISTING FRONT DOOR OPENING CONVERTED TO A WINDOW. INSTALLATION OF EXTERNAL OAK CLADDING IN A NATURAL WEATHERING FINISH. ASSOCIATED INTERNAL ALTERATIONS AND REFURBISHMENT WORKS.
THE BARN, BLACKSMITHS LANE, WADHURST, TN5 6DN
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/2113/F
PROPOSED ANNEX TO REPLACE EXISTING GARAGE ADJACENT TO THE EXISTING DWELLING
RABS COTTAGE, COUSLEY WOOD ROAD, WADHURST, TN5 6EP
Received 12 Sept 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2025/2632/CD
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITIONS 9 ATTACHED TO WD/2019/1575/MAO
LAND EAST OF NORTH STREET, LOWER HORSEBRIDGE, BN27 4DR
Received 17 Nov 2025 - Decision IssuedTM/2024/0212/TCA
WORK TO ONE HOLLY TREE AND ONE HAWTHORN TREE SUBJECT TO REGULATIONS DESIGNATED RIPE CONSERVATION AREA MARCH 2017
CARTREF, CHURCH LANE, RIPE BN8 6AS
Received 2 Oct 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2025/2486/F
PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR REAR EXTENSION, FIRST FLOOR SIDE EXTENSION, INTERNAL ALTERATIONS AND ASSOCIATED WORKS.
90 MEDWAY, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 2DP
Received 30 Oct 2025 - Decision IssuedTM/2025/0010/TPO
WORKS AS PER SCHEDULE WITHIN TREE PRESERVATION ORDER (CROWBOROUGH) NO 38, 1985
VARDO HOUSE, CARAVAN, GOLDSMITHS AVENUE, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 1RJ
Received 13 Jan 2025 - Decision IssuedWD/2025/1993/LB
INTERNAL RETAIL FIT OUT, REPAIR AND REDECORATION OF EXISTING SHOPFRONT AND TIMBER FASCIA WITH SIGNAGE
122 HIGH STREET, UCKFIELD, TN22 1PX
Received 21 Aug 2025 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/2755/LDE
REGULARISE TIMBER FRAME EXTENSION, TIMBER SHED AND RAISED PATIO
2 BROOK COTTAGES, BURNT OAK ROAD, BURNT OAK, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 3SD
Received 2 Dec 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2025/1471/CD
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITION 27 ATTACHED TO WD/2021/2454/MAO
LAND OFF BEXHILL ROAD, NINFIELD
Received 16 Jun 2025 - Decision IssuedWD/2023/2024/F
PROPOSED SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE REAR ELEVATION; TOGETHER WITH THE FORMATION OF A HARDSTANDING AREA FOR PARKING TO THE FRONT ELEVATION.
ISELDER, 2 BRIDGE CLOSE, HORAM, TN21 0HJ
Received 8 Aug 2023 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/1394/F
EXTENSION TO NORTH-EAST ELEVATION TO INCLUDE RELOCATION OF FRONT DOOR AND TO INCORPORATE RAISING THE EXISITNG ROOF TO CREATE BEDROOM ACCOMMODATION AT FIRST FLOOR WITHIN ROOF SPACE AND REBUILD CONSERVATORY WITH VAULTED CEILING. ENCLOSURE OF COVERED ENTRANCE ON SOUTH-EAST ELEVATION AND FENESTRATION ALTERATONS
WIN GARA, SOUTH VIEW ROAD, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 1HF
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2026/1170/NMA
APPLICATION FOR A NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO WD/2022/2372/MAJ (RESIDENTIAL USE AND PARTIAL REDEVELOPMENT OF THE FORMER ASHDOWN HOUSE SCHOOL, INCLUDING 1) PARTIAL DEMOLITION OF EXISTING ACCRETIONS, AND EXTENSION, ALTERATION AND CONVERSION OF ASHDOWN HOUSE TO RESIDENTIAL USE (TOTAL 6 NO. UNITS); 2) DEMOLITION AND PARTIAL DEMOLITION, EXTENSION AND REPLACEMENT OF DETACHED FREE-STANDING BUILDINGS FOR RESIDENTIAL USE (TOTAL 16 NO. UNITS); 3) ERECTION OF 14 NO. DWELLINGHOUSES; 4) RETENTION, REFURBISHMENT AND REORGANISATION OF EXISTING 11 NO. DWELLINGS AS 9 NO. DWELLINGS. SCHEME TOTALLING 45 NO. PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS INCLUDING RETAINED EXISTING DWELLINGS, ALONG WITH ASSOCIATED HARD AND SOFT LANDSCAPING AND ASSOCIATED WORKS (PHASED DEVELOPMENT)) DELETION OR AMENDMENT OF CONDITION 13
ASHDOWN HOUSE SCHOOL, HARTFIELD ROAD, FOREST ROW, RH18 5JY
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Decision IssuedWD/2023/2877/CD
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITIONS 7C, 7D, 7E AND 7G ATTACHED TO WD/2023/0741/LB
GABLE END / YEW TREE COTTAGE, WEST STREET, MAYFIELD, TN20 6DR
Received 24 Nov 2023 - Decision IssuedTM/2024/0023/TPO
CROWN REDUCE ONE YEW TREE BY UP TO 10% AND THIN CROWN BY 5% IF NECESSARY WITHIN TREE PRESERVATION ORDER (MAYFIELD & FIVE ASHES) NO 58, 2006
WHEELWRIGHTS, FLETCHING STREET, MAYFIELD, EAST SUSSEX, TN20 6TL
Received 24 Jan 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2025/0624/CD
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITION 2 ATTACHED TO WD/2023/2958/MRM
LAND NORTH OF JUBILEE DRIVE AND HIGHGROVE CRESCENT, POLEGATE
Received 12 Mar 2025 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/0536/F
NEW TWO BAY GARAGE WITH LOG STORE
GARDE, WYCH CROSS, FOREST ROW, RH18 5JN
Received 1 Mar 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/0892/F
PROPOSED TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION AND SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION.
28 ARCHERY WALK, HAILSHAM, BN27 2HF
Received 12 Apr 2024
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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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