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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.
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Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Wealden District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
7,535 approved · 1,234 refused · 787 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 15 Jan 2020 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
LAND NORTH OF HIGHGROVE CRESCENT, POLEGATE
Received 8 Jan 2026OLD NETHER, NETHER LANE, NUTLEY, EAST SUSSEX, TN22 3LA
Received 13 Sept 2024FALLOWFIELD, HOP GARDEN, FAIRWARP, TN22 3BT
Received 26 Jun 2024OLD TILES, CATTS HILL, MARK CROSS, TN6 3NH
Received 17 Sept 2025PAYGATE COTTAGE, PALEHOUSE COMMON, FRAMFIELD, TN22 5QY
Received 18 Sept 2025COPHALL, ROOKERY LANE, RUSHLAKE GREEN, TN21 9RG
Received 9 Mar 2026MOUNT LODGE, ASHDOWN ROAD, FOREST ROW, RH18 5BW
Received 30 Jun 2022LAND WEST OF STATION ROAD, HAILSHAM
Received 5 Oct 202665 HIGH STREET, HEATHFIELD, TN21 8HU
Received 3 Jul 2023CHESTERWOOD, AVIEMORE ROAD, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 1QU
Received 3 Jan 2023STATION COTTAGE, SPOUT HILL, TOWN ROW, ROTHERFIELD, TN6 3QX
Received 19 Jun 2025LAND EAST OF HAILSHAM ROAD AND NORTH OF PEELINGS LANE, STONE CROSS
Received 7 Nov 20247 SELBY RISE, UCKFIELD, TN22 5ED
Received 23 Jan 2026ST THOMAS-A-BECKET CHURCH, CHURCH APPROACH, FRAMFIELD, TN22 5NS
Received 21 Feb 2025BARN AT DEWHURST FARM, DEWHURST LANE, WADHURST, TN5 6QE
Received 26 Jan 2024OLD BIRCHDEN FARM, FORGE ROAD, GROOMBRIDGE, TN3 9PJ
Received 8 Jan 20264 RIVERSIDE, FOREST ROW, RH18 5HB
Received 25 Apr 2023HARLEQUINS, HARLEQUIN LANE, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 1HU
Received 23 Jan 2024LAUGHTON PLACE, THE OLD CASTLE, COW LANE, LAUGHTON, BN8 6DA
Received 22 Aug 2025THREE WAYS, MARLPITS LANE, NINFIELD, TN33 9LE
Received 4 Nov 2024WOODLAND HOUSE, BATTS BRIDGE ROAD, PILTDOWN, TN22 3XR
Received 7 Nov 20257 SAYERLANDS ROAD, POLEGATE, BN26 6NU
Received 1 Nov 2023BROCKFIELD, MAYFIELD LANE, WADHURST, TN5 6HX
Received 10 Nov 2025LICKETYSPLIT HOUSE, HOMESTALL ROAD, ASHURST WOOD, RH19 3PH
Received 25 Jun 2025Records 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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