Understanding planning · 13 min read
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
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 dates10,042Searchable applications
0Recorded as pending
86%Approval rate · 6,800 approved or refused records
963Refused applications
5,837 approved · 963 refused · 568 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Interactive planning map loads with JavaScript. Dataset sources are linked below.
Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)
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/2024/1823/CD
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITIONS 2 AND 3 of WD/2023/2444/LB
FERNLEA, BEACON ROAD, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 1UL
Received 6 Aug 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2025/2391/CD
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITION 10 ATTACHED TO WD/2023/2940/MAJ
LAND SOUTH OF BOREHAM HILL, BOREHAM STREET, HAILSHAM
Received 20 Oct 2025 - Decision IssuedWD/2023/1792/F
FRONT PORCH EXTENSION
13 CHEQUERS WAY, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 2RU
Received 12 Jul 2023 - Application WithdrawnWD/2026/1038/BGP
APPLICATION TO DISCHARGE BIODIVERSITY GAIN PLAN CONDITION ATTACHED TO WD/2025/2789/F
STONE CROSS BUSINESS CENTRE, ZEBEDEES LTD, LEWES ROAD, LAUGHTON, BN8 6BN
Received 21 May 2026 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/0623/F
TWO-STOREY REAR AND SIDE AND FIRST FLOOR REAR EXTENSION.
1 PALMERS ROW, ERSHAM ROAD, HAILSHAM, BN27 3LB
Received 12 Mar 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/0424/CD
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITION 11 ATTACHED TO WD/2019/2716/O
BROILER HOUSE PADDOCK, INGRAMS FARM, BEXHILL ROAD, NINFIELD, TN33 9EE
Received 21 Feb 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2025/0305/LB
LIKE FOR LIKE REPLACEMENT OF TWO NON HERITAGE GLAZED DOORS AND REPLACEMENT OF NON HERITAGE WINDOW WITH FRENCH DOORS TO MATCH NON HERITAGE GLAZED DOORS IN 1980S LEAN TO EXTENSION.
HIGHBARN COTTAGE, HIGH BARN ROAD, UPPER DICKER, BN27 3QJ
Received 11 Feb 2025 - Decision IssuedWD/2023/1174/CD
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITION 4 ATTACHED TO WD/2018/2122/MAO
LAND AT GREEN LANE/PALESGATE LANE, STEEL CROSS, CROWBOROUGH
Received 3 May 2023 - Decision IssuedWD/2025/1379/LDP
PROPOSED INTERNAL ALTERATIONS WITH EXISTING EXTERNAL STORAGE ALTERED.
HORAM CLUBHOUSE, CONSTANCE SCOTT RECREATION GROUND, HORAM ROAD, HORAM, TN21 0JE
Received 5 Jun 2025 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/1486/CD
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITION 4 ATTACHED TO WD/2023/2100/DC
LAND AT KNIGHTS FARM EAST, LOWER HORSEBRIDGE, HAILSHAM
Received 24 Jun 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/0643/F
SLATE PITCHED ROOF OVER FRONT PORCH. RE-ROOF CONSERVATORY IN SINGLE PLY MEMBRANE WITH STANDING SEAM DETAIL
HEATHFIELD TAVERN, STATION ROAD, HEATHFIELD, TN21 8DR
Received 14 Mar 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/2071/F
DEMOLITION AND REPLACEMENT OF TIMBER STRUCTURE ELEVATED TERRACE TO REAR OF HOUSE. REPLACEMENT PROPOSED LARGER ELEVATED TERRACE TO INCLUDE A GARDEN ROOM (CONSERVATORY) AT LOWER GROUND LEVEL. A NUMBER OF EXISTING WINDOW OPENINGS AT UPPER GROUND LEVEL TO BE REPLACED WITH NEW GLAZED DOORS TO ALLOW ACCESS ONTO THE NEW TERRACE. DOORS TO BE IN KEEPING WITH CHARACTER OF EXISTING BUILDING. RELOCATION AND UPGRADED ENCLOSURE TO EXISTING OIL TANK. EXTENDED AREA OF PATIO TO GARDEN ADJACENT TO NEW TERRACE STRUCTURE TO INCLUDE PLANTERS.
SNAPE CLOCKHOUSE, SNAPE LANE, WADHURST, TN5 6NS
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/0076/F
ALTERATIONS TO THE EXISTING GARAGE TO FORM A RESIDENTIAL ANNEXE AND THE ERECTION OF A FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION TO THE DWELLING
HEATHFIELD COTTAGE, TOWN ROW GREEN, ROTHERFIELD, TN6 3QZ
Received 11 Jan 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2023/6501/SO
REQUEST FOR SCREENING OPINION FOR THE BEWL WATER TREATMENT WORKS TO COTTAGE HILL SERVICE RESERVOIR SCHEME
BEWL WATER TREATMENT WORKS TO COTTAGE HILL SERVICE RESERVOIR
Received 19 Jul 2023 - Decision IssuedWD/2025/0198/LB
INTERNAL WORKS TO FORM MEETING ROOM.
2 MARKET SQUARE, HAILSHAM, BN27 1AG
Received 28 Jan 2025 - Decision IssuedTM/2025/0098/TPO
REDUCE HEIGHT OF ONE SILVER BIRCH TREE AND ONE OAK TREE BY 2-3M AND FELL ONE POPLAR TREE WITHIN TREE PRESERVATION ORDER (POLEGATE) NO.20, 1994
4 ST MARYS, LYNHOLM ROAD, POLEGATE, BN26 6JZ
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Decision IssuedWD/2026/1122/F
PROPOSED TWO STOREY AND SINGLE STOREY EXTENSIONS. 2 X NEW WINDOWS AND DOOR.
COLDHARBOUR, LAKE STREET, MAYFIELD, TN20 6PT
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Decision IssuedWD/2026/1006/FA
VARIATION OF CONDITION 2 OF WD/2023/0038/F (PROPOSED EXTENSION TO INDUSTRIAL BUILDING) TO ENABLE AN INCREASE IN THE OVERALL FOOTPRINT OF THE EXTENSION TO ALLOW FOR A MORE EFFICIENT WORKFLOW AND INCREASE IN CAPACITY.
UNIT A VACGEN LTD, SWALLOW ENTERPRISE PARK, DIAMOND DRIVE, LOWER DICKER, BN27 4EL
Received 15 May 2026 - Application WithdrawnWD/2024/2893/F
DEMOLITION OF DWELLING AND ERECTION OF REPLACEMENT DWELLING AT WESTLYN. DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BUSINESS UNIT ON LAND KNOWN AS DAIRYLANDS ERECTION OF NEW DETACHED DWELLING . BOTH SITES TO INCLUDE LANDSCAPING WORKS.
LAND AT WESTLYN AND DAIRYLANDS, POUNDFIELD ROAD, CHALVINGTON, BN27 3TQ
Received 17 Dec 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2025/1499/CD
DISCHARGE OF SCHEDULE 7, PART 1, ITEMS 1 & 2 OF SECTION 106 AGREEMENT DATED 16 MARCH 2021 ATTACHED TO WD/2020/0700/MAO (OUTLINE APPLICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF UP TO 50 DWELLINGS).
LAND SOUTH OF FRAMFIELD ROAD, BLACKBOYS
Received 19 Jun 2025 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/1142/F
PROPOSED SINGLE STOREY REAR AND SIDE EXTENSION AND ALTERATIONS.
WILD OAK COTTAGE, OLD HEATHFIELD ROAD, CADE STREET, HEATHFIELD, TN21 9BN
Received 14 May 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2026/1349/F
CONSTRUCTION OF A 2 STOREY EXTENSION TO AN EXISTING RESIDENTIAL DWELLING.
LITTLE SURRIES FARMHOUSE, HAMMERWOOD ROAD, ASHURST WOOD, RH19 3SH
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/0457/F
GROUND-MOUNTED DOMESTIC SOLAR PV ARRAY IN TWO 14-PANEL ROWS EACH 14.56M LONG AND 1M HIGH.
SHERLOCKS FARM, MOTTS DOWN, GROOMBRIDGE, TN3 9PB
Received 23 Feb 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2023/1449/D
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING STABLE BARN AND INTEGRAL ONE-BEDROOM SELF-CONTAINED LIVING ACCOMMODATION.
BRAMBLETYE MANOR STABLES, BRAMBLETYE LANE, FOREST ROW, RH18 5EH
Received 2 Jun 2023
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsResearching a proposal in Wealden District Council
Start 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.
How to search planning applicationsGuides to planning records
All planning guides
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning permission drawings: how to read plans
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.
UK researchPublished Updated
Property research · 13 min read
Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics
Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
UK researchPublished Updated
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.
Check collection coverageMore planning authorities in England
- Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council
- West Berkshire Council
- West Devon Borough Council
- West Lancashire Borough Council
- West Lindsey District Council
- West Northamptonshire Council