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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 dates10,143Searchable applications
0Recorded as pending
86%Approval rate · 6,877 approved or refused records
972Refused applications
5,905 approved · 972 refused · 574 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2023/2125/CD
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITION 6A ATTACHED TO WD/2023/0168/F
BEECH HILL COTTAGE, COWBEECH ROAD, RUSHLAKE GREEN, HEATHFIELD, TN21 9QB
Received 21 Aug 2023 - Decision IssuedWD/2026/1561/F
REPLACE REAR CONSERVATORY WITH SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION; TOGETHER WITH SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE AND REAR AND CAR PORT TO SIDE.
4 COMBE RISE, WILLINGDON, BN20 9LG
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Appeal LodgedWD/2026/0703/O
OUTLINE APPLICATION FOR UP TO 9NO. DETACHED SELF-BUILD BUNGALOWS AS PART OF A RURAL EXCEPTION SITE, WITH ALL DWELLINGS SECURED AS AFFORADABLE HOUSING IN PERPETUITY AND ALL MATTERS RESERVED EXCEPT FOR ACCESS
LITTLE WINDMILL FARM, NEWBURY LANE, COUSLEY WOOD, WADHURST, TN5 6FN
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/1041/LB
INTERNAL REFURBISHMENT WORKS TO LISTED BUILDING AND CURTILAGE LISTED BUILDINGS.
THE GRIFFIN, HIGH STREET, FLETCHING, TN22 3SS
Received 1 May 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/2151/LB
CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW COVERED LOGGIA ON THE SITE OF A FORMER LOGGIA TO THE SW OF THE GRADE II LISTED MAIN HOUSE, AND THE REINSTATEMENT OF A VERANDA TO THE SOUTHERN FRONTAGE OF THE EXISTING GRADE II LISTED MAIN HOUSE.
FAIRCROUCH, FAIRCROUCH LANE, WADHURST, TN5 6PT
Received 17 Sept 2024 - Application WithdrawnWD/2024/0013/F
ERECTION OF A DWELLING AND GARAGE AND CREATION OF NEW ACCESS ONTO LUXFORD ROAD.
LAND ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF LUXFORD ROAD, CROWBOROUGH
Received 2 Jan 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2026/0661/F
CONVERSION OF BRICKMAKERS ARMS TO FORM TWO SEMI DETACHED HOUSES
BRICKMAKERS ARMS, NEW ROAD, RIDGEWOOD, UCKFIELD, TN22 5TG
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Decision IssuedWD/2026/0971/CD
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITIONS 4 (DRAINAGE: SURFACE WATER - DETAILS OF SURFACE WATER DISPOSAL - SUSTAINABLE DRAINAGE (B)), 5 (DRAINAGE: SURFACE WATER - DETAILS OF DRAINAGE - MAINTENANCE (A)), 6 (AIR QUALITY MITIGATION MEASURES SCHEME TO BE SUBMITTED), 7 (HIGHWAYS – ACCESS), 8 (HIGHWAYS - DETAILS OF ROAD DESIGN/DRAINAGE FOR THE PUBLIC HIGHWAY INTERFACE), 9 (HIGHWAYS - DETAILS OF ROAD DESIGN/DRAINAGE), 10 (EVIDENCE TO BE SUBMITTED OF DRAINAGE SYSTEM CONSTRUCTED TO AGREED DESIGN), 11 (CONSTRUCTION - CODE OF CONSTRUCTION PRACTICE (MAJOR SITES)), 12 (NATURE CONSERVATION - IMPLEMENTATION OF BIODIVERSITY ENHANCEMENT AS IN ECOLOGICAL SURVEY), 13 (SUSTAINABILITY - INCORPORATION OF WATER AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES), 14 (NOISE – MITIGATION), 15 (MATERIALS - SAMPLES TO BE SUBMITTED), 16 (NATURE CONSERVATION - WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PLAN), 17 (HIGHWAYS - TRAVEL PLAN), CONDITION 18 – DETAILS OF FOUL DRAINAGE - UPGRADING OF INFRASTRUCTURE, 25 (EXTERNAL LIGHTING - NO FLOODLIGHTING (B)), 26 (HIGHWAYS - ADOPTABLE STANDARD) AND 27 (TREES - NO WORKS NEAR TREES AND/OR HEDGEROWS) ATTACHED TO WD/2020/0379/MAO. Details submitted for condition 27.
LAND TO NORTH OF DITTONS FARMHOUSE, DITTONS ROAD, POLEGATE, BN26 6HY
Received 13 May 2026 - Decision IssuedWD/2023/1912/F
PROPOSED DOUBLE BAY GARAGE WITH STORE
COUSLEY DENE, COUSLEY WOOD ROAD, WADHURST, TN5 6EP
Received 25 Jul 2023 - Decision IssuedTM/2026/0096/TCA
FELL ONE BEECH TREE (T1) SUBJECT TO REGULATIONS DESIGNATED (MARESFIELD) CONSERVATION AREA JANUARY 1992/MARCH 2017
1-3 PARK FARM LANE, MARESFIELD, TN22 2EH
Received 5 May 2026 - Decision IssuedWD/2026/1372/LDP
SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION, CONVERSION OF GARAGE AND CONVERSION OF LOFT WITH ADDITION OF FLAT ROOF REAR DORMER
13 EASTBOURNE ROAD, WESTHAM, BN24 5NE
Received 7 Jul 2026 - Decision IssuedTM/2025/0183/TCA
WORKS AS PER SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO REGULATIONS, DESIGNATED RIPE CONSERVATION AREA MARCH 2017
RIVENDELL HOUSE, MILL LANE, RIPE BN8 6AX
Received 7 Jul 2025 - Decision IssuedWD/2023/2376/F
ERECTION OF CONSERVATORY TO REAR
28 WOOLLER STREET, LOWER WILLINGDON, BN22 0BN
Received 22 Sept 2023 - Decision IssuedWD/2025/0398/F
PROPOSED REAR SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AND CONVERSION OF THE EXISTING GARAGE INTO BEDROOM AND EN-SUITE.
16 OLIVES PIT LANE, FIVE ASH DOWN, UCKFIELD, TN22 3EZ
Received 19 Feb 2025 - Decision IssuedTM/2025/0119/TPO
WORK AS PER SCHEDULE TO 8 BEECH TREES WITHIN TREE PRESERVATION ORDER (CROWBOROUGH) NO 35, 2004
GARDENERS COTTAGE, SOUTH VIEW ROAD, CROWBOROUGH, EAST SUSSEX, TN6 1HG
Received 25 Apr 2025 - Application WithdrawnWD/2024/2370/F
CHANGE OF USE OF THE EXISTING ANNEXE AT MOUNT NODDY COTTAGE TO A SEPARATE RESIDENTIAL UNIT AND ASSOCIATED CHANGE OF USE OF LAND TO RESIDENTIAL CURTILAGE.
MOUNT NODDY COTTAGE, CHURCH LANE, DANEHILL, RH17 7EY
Received 16 Oct 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2025/0585/F
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SINGLE STOREY DOUBLE GARAGE, EXTERNAL STORE AND HARDSTANDING. ERECTION OF NEW SINGLE STOREY HOME OFFICE, GYM AND DOUBLE GARAGE.
FERNHILL, PRIORY ROAD, FOREST ROW, RH18 5JE
Received 7 Mar 2025 - Decision IssuedWD/2025/0723/LB
REFURBISH AND OVERHAUL HISTORIC WINDOWS (FRONT ELEVATION), REMOVE EXISTING ALUMINUM AND UPVC WINDOWS TO SIDE AND REAR ELEVATIONS AND REPLACE WITH TIMBER SLIMLINE DOUBLE GLAZED WINDOWS
INTERNATIONAL HOUSE, FLAT, HIGH STREET, MAYFIELD, TN20 6AA
Received 20 Mar 2025 - Decision IssuedWD/2025/0411/F
SINGLE STOREY FRONT EXTENSION. EXTENSION TO PORCH. GARDEN BUILDING TO FRONT GARDEN
FAIRMONT, FERMOR ROAD, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 3AN
Received 20 Feb 2025 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/0673/F
SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION, DOUBLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION
ROSELEA, TURNERS GREEN LANE, TURNERS GREEN, WADHURST, TN5 6TS
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2023/3103/FR
RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE RETENTION OF VEHICULAR ACCESS, GATES, TRACK AND ASSOCIATED HARDSTANDING
LAND ADJACENT TO NORTH END COTTAGE, NORTH CORNER, MARLE GREEN, HORAM, TN21 9HJ
Received 19 Dec 2023 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/7023/AD
UPGRADING OF EXISTING FARM TRACK.
EASTWOOD FARM, CHILSHAM LANE, HERSTMONCEUX, BN27 4QH
Received 22 May 2024 - Allocated to OfficerWD/2026/1917/CD
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITION 8 (Trees - Arboricultural Method Statement) ATTACHED TO WD/2023/0577/F
MILL HOUSE FARM, LONDON ROAD, MARESFIELD, TN22 2ED
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Decision IssuedWD/2026/0874/F
NEW PRIVATE GARAGE
WARREN CHIMNEY, WARREN ROAD, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 1TX
Received 28 Apr 2026
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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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