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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 dates10,111Searchable applications
0Recorded as pending
86%Approval rate · 6,854 approved or refused records
969Refused applications
5,885 approved · 969 refused · 572 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2024/2285/F
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SINGLE-STOREY FLAT-ROOF SIDE EXTENSION AND REPLACEMENT WITH NEW, SINGLE-STOREY PITCHED-ROOF SIDE EXTENSION INCORPORATING NEW ENTRANCE CANOPY.
MILLFIELD, CROWBOROUGH HILL, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 2RS
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2023/2022/LDP
REPLACEMENT SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO REAR ELEVATION AND ASSOCIATED WORKS
TRUST COTTAGE, VICTORIA ROAD, WINDMILL HILL, HERSTMONCEUX, BN27 4TE
Received 7 Aug 2023 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/1883/F
SINGLE STOREY AND TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSIONS WITH INTERNAL ALTERATIONS (AMENDED DESCRIPTION)
SHALIMAR, HIGHVIEW LANE, RIDGEWOOD, UCKFIELD, TN22 5SY
Received 13 Aug 2024 - Application WithdrawnWD/2026/1440/NMA
APPLICATION FOR A NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO WD/2024/1821/MRM (VARIATION OF CONDITION 1 OF WD/2022/2182/MRM (RESERVED MATTERS PURSUANT TO OUTLINE APPLICATION WD/2020/0700/MAO (OUTLINE APPLICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF UP TO 50 DWELLINGS) - APPEARANCE, LANDSCAPING, LAYOUT AND SCALE) TO ENABLE ALTERATION TO GARAGE AND PARKING PROVISION TO VARIOUS PLOTS ALONGSIDE THE MINOR RE-SITING OF PLOTS 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 29 & 30.) THE ONLY AMENDMENT PROPOSED RELATES TO THE COLOUR FINISH OF THE FRONT ENTRANCE DOORS AND GARAGE DOORS
LAND SOUTH OF FRAMFIELD ROAD (B2101), BLACKBOYS, TN22 5HD
Received 17 Jul 2026 - Decision IssuedWD/2025/2377/CD
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITION 3 ATTACHED TO WD/2025/0665/LB
1 THE GREEN, LITTLE BUTTS LANE, WADHURST, TN5 6ET
Received 16 Oct 2025 - Decision IssuedWD/2025/0257/F
STORAGE BUILDING.
CMR BUSINESS UNITS, FIVE CHIMNEYS LANE, HADLOW DOWN, TN22 4DX
Received 4 Feb 2025 - Decision IssuedWD/2025/0421/CD
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITION 5 ATTACHED TO WD/2024/0296/LB
BREWERY COTTAGE, NORFOLK WAY, UCKFIELD, TN22 1EP
Received 20 Feb 2025 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/2182/F
EXTENSIONS AND ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING DWELLING
UPPER COWDEN FARM, DENNIS LANE, FIVE ASHES, TN20 6HN
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Appeal LodgedWD/2023/1895/MAJ
CAMPSITE FOR UP TO 80 PITCHES AND FOR THE ERECTION OF A PORTACABIN BETWEEN THE MONTHS OF APRIL AND SEPTEMBER.
BEWL WATER, BEWLBRIDGE LANE, COUSLEY WOOD, WADHURST, TN3 8JH
Received 21 Jul 2023 - Decision IssuedWD/2025/2626/CD
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITIONS 3 AND 4 ATTACHED TO WD/2024/1162/FR
LITTLE BIGKNOWLE FARM, BIGKNOWLE HILL, BROAD OAK, HEATHFIELD, TN21 8UU
Received 17 Nov 2025 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/2497/F
MINOR EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING MODERN EXTENSION.
LITTLE BUTLERS, CHURCH ROAD, FLOWERS GREEN, HERSTMONCEUX, BN27 1RJ
Received 30 Oct 2024 - Allocated to OfficerWD/2026/1908/FR
RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR ERECTION OF A CONSERVATORY
31 ROPE WALK, HAILSHAM, BN27 3QX
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Decision IssuedWD/2025/0095/F
CONSTRUCTION OF A TEMPORARY (30 YEARS) SMALL-SCALE PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING A CHANGE OF USE OF AGRICULTURAL LAND.
SILVEROAKS FARM, HAWKHURST LANE, WALDRON, TN21 0RS
Received 14 Jan 2025 - Allocated to OfficerWD/2026/1482/F
PROPOSED CONVERSION/CHANGE OF USE OF TWO FORMER AGRICULTURAL OUTBUILDINGS, AND ASSOCIATED WORKS, TO CREATE A NEW DETACHED RESIDENTIAL DWELLING.
FOREST FARM COTTAGES, LEWES ROAD, CHELWOOD GATE, RH17 7DA
Received 22 Jul 2026 - Allocated to OfficerWD/2026/1433/LB
REPAIRS TO GROUND FLOOR LOUNGE CEILING FOLLOWING WATER DAMAGE, OR PARTIAL/FULL REPLACEMENT IF REPAIR PROVES UNFEASIBLE FOLLOWING FURTHER INVESTIGATION. ASSOCIATED LOCALISED WALL REPAIRS, REINSTATEMENT WORKS AND REDECORATION.
CHAPEL END, WEST STREET, MAYFIELD, TN20 6DR
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Decision IssuedWD/2025/0971/LDE
CONTINUED OCCUPATION IN EXCESS OF 10 YEARS IN BREACH OF REF: WD/2009/0870/O CONDITION NO.3 AND SUBSEQUENT RESERVED MATTERS REF: WD/2010/0082/RM.
LYES FARM, NORTH STREET, HELLINGLY BN27 4EF
Received 10 Apr 2025 - Decision IssuedWD/2023/1337/F
TWO STOREY EXTENSION
NEW BARN FARM, STUNTS GREEN, HERSTMONCEUX BN27 4PL
Received 19 May 2023 - Decision IssuedWD/2026/7026/AD
PROPOSED TRACK AND HARDSTANDING
LAND TO THE SOUTH-WEST OF BUTCHERFIELD LANE, HARTFIELD, TN7 4JX
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Decision IssuedWD/2025/0792/LDE
USE OF THE LAND FOR SITING A MOBILE HOME FOR USE ANCILLARY TO THE MAIN DWELLING AND THE MOBILE HOME MEETS THE DEFINITION OF A CARAVAN AS SET OUT IN THE CARAVAN SITES ACT 1968, AND AS AMENDED IN OCTOBER 2006 (CSA).
WOODBURN COTTAGE, SMUGGLERS LANE, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 1TG
Received 26 Mar 2025 - Decision IssuedWD/2025/2868/F
SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION AND TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSIONS WITH CONVERSION OF EXISTING FRONT LOGGIA INTO A PORCH WITH PITCHED ROOF. REPLACEMENT OF DEFECTIVE RENDER FINISHES WITH WEATHERBOARD CLADDING INCORPORATING NEW INSULATION.
TILSMORE COTTAGE, CROSS IN HAND ROAD, HEATHFIELD,TN21 0LS
Received 19 Dec 2025 - Allocated to OfficerWD/2026/1823/LB
FORMATION OF A DOMESTIC SWIMMING POOL BUILDING
TILES FARM, WHITE HORSE ROAD, BODLE STREET GREEN, BN27 4RA
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/0622/F
DEMOLITION OF FIRE-DAMAGED BUILDING PENDING APPLICATION FOR REPLACEMENT.
MARQUIS SUSSEX, EASTBOURNE ROAD, GOLDEN CROSS, HAILSHAM BN27 4AN
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/2857/F
SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION.
3 GABLES COTTAGES, ARGOS HILL, ROTHERFIELD TN6 3QH
Received 12 Dec 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2025/0188/CD
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITION3 3&4 ATTACHED TO WD/2024/1973/F
CEDAR COTTAGE, NURSERY LANE, CROSS IN HAND, HEATHFIELD, TN22 4EU
Received 28 Jan 2025
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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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