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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.
5,922 approved · 974 refused · 574 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
TITHE BARN, KINGSLEY HILL, WARBLETON TN21 9PT
Received 11 Nov 2025FERN PLACE, ALICE BRIGHT LANE, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 3SQ
Received 7 Jul 2026COLDHARBOUR FARM, WHITESMITH LANE, CHIDDINGLY, BN8 6HB
Received 13 Jun 2024COURT FARM, ROTHERFIELD ROAD, ROTHERFIELD, TN6 3HH
Received 4 Mar 2025ERLEIGH, WEST STREET, MAYFIELD, TN20 6DR
Received 10 Feb 2026GILDRIDGE, WHITESMITH, CHIDDINGLY, BN8 6JD
Received 4 Oct 2023LODGEFIELD FARM, THE FARMHOUSE, WATCH OAK HILL, BLACKHAM, WITHYHAM TN3 9TN
Received 8 Mar 2024LAND WEST OF THE OAST HOUSE, ASHCOMBE PRIORY, CHAFFORD LANE, FORDCOMBE, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT
Received 21 Jul 2023CONEYBURROW, GROVE HILL, HELLINGLY, BN27 4HG
Received 9 Jun 2025THE SUNDIAL RESTAURANT, GARDNER STREET, HERSTMONCEUX, BN27 4LA
Received 6 Mar 202554 BROAD ROAD, LOWER WILLINGDON, BN20 9QU
Received 12 Mar 2025ALLFREY HOUSE, WINDMILL HILL ROAD, WINDMILL HILL, HERSTMONCEUX, BN27 4RS
Received 7 May 2024HEATHER COTTAGE, ROYAL OAK LANE, HIGH HURSTWOOD, BUXTED, TN22 4AN
Received 22 Sept 2023NEWLANDS PLACE, HARTFIELD ROAD, FOREST ROW, RH18 5DQ
Received 17 Aug 20266 OLD HARTFIELD MEWS, HALLAND, BN8 6EY
Received 29 Feb 2024LAND OFF EASTBOURNE ROAD, UCKFIELD
Received 26 Feb 2025CUCKOO COTTAGE, NEWICK LANE, MAYFIELD, TN20 6RD
Received 15 May 2024HOLLY HOUSE, LONDON ROAD, BUDLETTS COMMON, UCKFIELD, TN22 2EA
Received 2 Feb 2024LITTLE DURGATES, MAYFIELD LANE, WADHURST, TN5 6HX
Received 25 Feb 2025GREAT BUTTS, COUSLEY WOOD ROAD, COUSLEY WOOD, WADHURST, TN5 6EP
Received 13 Feb 20267 SHEPHAM LANE, POLEGATE, BN26 6NA
Received 12 Sept 2023LAND AT CLOCK HOUSE, WESTERN ROAD, HAILSHAM, BN27 3EW
Received 1 Feb 2024MAYTREES, EAST STREET, MAYFIELD, TN20 6RJ
Received 2 Sept 2024SEVEN BISHOPS, CATTS HILL, MARK CROSS, TN6 3NQ
Received 6 Sept 2024Records 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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