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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 dates12,969Searchable applications
0Recorded as pending
86%Approval rate · 8,795 approved or refused records
1,238Refused applications
7,557 approved · 1,238 refused · 788 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 16 Oct 2018 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2026/0479/LB
CONVERSION OF REDUNDANT BARN TO CREATE ANCILLARY ACCOMMODATION TO HOST PROPERTY. CHANGE OF USE OF LAND TO RESIDENTIAL TO INCLUDE REMAINING PART OF BARN.
KNABBS FARM, HIGH STREET, FLETCHING
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Decision IssuedWD/2022/3037/F
CHANGE OF USE OF LAND TO RESIDENTIAL AND NEW OPEN PORCH
VIRGINIA COTTAGE, LEWES ROAD, LAUGHTON, BN8 6BQ
Received 21 Nov 2022 - Decision IssuedWD/2023/2616/LDP
LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE APPLICATION FOR THE PROPOSED PROVISION OF A TWIN UNIT MOBILE HOME (NOT OPERATIONAL DEVELOPMENT) WITHIN THE GARDEN OF THE LAWFUL DWELLING HOUSE FOR USE AS ADDITIONAL ACCOMMODATION BY ONE HOUSEHOLD (NOT A MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE)
CROFTERS, FIELDEN LANE, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 1TL
Received 20 Oct 2023 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/1280/F
PROPOSAL TO INSTALL NEW CLADDING IN SOLID ALUMINUM PANEL FINISHED IN TRAFFIC GREY TOR UNICOVER S IN RAL 7042.
MILLBROOK BUSINESS PARK, TESCO STORES LTD, SYBRON WAY, JARVIS BROOK, TN6 3DZ
Received 31 May 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2026/1182/F
CONSTRUCTION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION, REAR GLASS CONSERVATORY AND FIRST FLOOR REAR EXTENSION. NEW DRIVEWAY AND VEHICLE ACCESS. NEW CLADDING FINISH TO FIRST FLOOR
ROSELEA, TURNERS GREEN LANE, TURNERS GREEN, WADHURST, TN5 6TS
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/1867/PD
PRIOR APPROVAL FOR THE ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION WHICH WOULD EXTEND BEYOND THE REAR WALL OF THE ORIGINAL HOUSE BY 6M, FOR WHICH THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT WOULD BE 4M, AND FOR WHICH THE HEIGHT OF THE EAVES WOULD BE 2.6M
RIFFHAMS, CHURCH ROAD, FLOWERS GREEN. HERSTMONCEUX, BN27 1RL
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/0398/F
NEW DETACHED GARAGE/STORE TO FRONT; NEW OPEN PORCH; CHANGES TO FINISHES; CONVERSION OF GARAGES INTO HABITABLE SPACE; CHANGES TO WINDOWS/DOORS; ADDITION OF ROOFLIGHTS AND ALTERATIONS TO REAR CONSERVATORY.
THE TUMP, CROWBOROUGH ROAD, NUTLEY, TN22 3HT
Received 16 Feb 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2025/2138/CD
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITION 4 ATTACHED TO WD/2024/2235/LB
SALTERS, STATION ROAD, ROTHERFIELD, TN6 3HR
Received 12 Sept 2025 - Decision IssuedWD/2026/1191/LDP
CHANGE OF USE OF THE EXISTING COMMERCIAL PREMISES AT 8A GEORGE STREET FROM CLASS E(C)(I) (FINANCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES) TO CLASS E(B) (COFFEE SHOP/CAFÉ), WITH NO EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS OR CHANGE IN FLOORSPACE.
8A GEORGE STREET, HAILSHAM, BN27 1AE
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Application WithdrawnWD/2022/2312/F
FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION AND REAR PORCH EXTENSION
1 NEWICK COTTAGE, NEWICK LANE, HEATHFIELD, TN21 8PU
Received 2 Sept 2022 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/1252/LB
ENLARGEMENT OF EXISTING WINDOW TO FORM DOORS, INSERTION OF ROOFLIGHT TO EAST ROOF SLOPE; VAULT ROOF WITH INSULATION IN REAR AND FRONT PORCHES; REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING WC WINDOW.
THE OLD FORGE, COWBEECH ROAD, RUSHLAKE GREEN, WARBLETON, TN21 9QP
Received 28 May 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2023/1757/F
PROPOSED GARAGE AND ALTERATIONS
1 THE CLOSE, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 1BH
Received 7 Jul 2023 - Decision IssuedWD/2023/0877/F
CHANGE OF USE GROUND FLOOR FROM COMMERCIAL TO RESIDENTIAL
ELM COTTAGE, LEWES ROAD, FOREST ROW, RH18 5AA
Received 31 Mar 2023 - Decision IssuedWD/2025/2538/CC
RENEWAL OF FULL PLANNING PERMISSION FOR 1NO DOUBLE CLASSROOM, 1NO SINGLE CLASSROOM AND 2NO SMALL GROUP ROOMS.
HELLINGLY COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL, NORTH STREET, LOWER HORSEBRIDGE, HELLINGLY, BN27 4DS
Received 30 Oct 2025 - Application WithdrawnWD/2023/1771/O
ERECTION OF 9 DWELLINGS AND CREATION OF NEW INTERNAL ACCESS ROAD.
LAND TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF EASTBOURNE ROAD, UCKFIELD
Received 10 Jul 2023 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/2149/CD
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITION 3 ATTACHED TO WD/2023/1741/LB
PARSONAGE FARM, TOP ROAD, HOOE, TN33 9HD
Received 17 Sept 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/1761/FR
RETROSPECTIVE CHANGE OF USE OF ANCILLARY ACCOMMODATION TO ALSO BE USED AS A HOLIDAY LET.
BROWHILL COTTAGE, COACH AND HORSES LANE, CHELWOOD GATE, RH17 7JF
Received 30 Jul 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2023/8015/AA
ERECTION OF 1NO. 3 X BEDROOM AND 3NO. 4 X BEDROOM DETACHED HOUSES WITH ACCESS ROAD AND PARKING
THE FRIDAY STREET FARM, 15 FRIDAY STREET, EASTBOURNE, BN23 8AP.
Received 11 Oct 2023 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/0018/F
REFURBISHMENT OF TOMPSETS BANK COTTAGE WITH SINGLE STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSIONS. DEMOLITION OF EXISTING EXTENSIONS AND DORMERS. NEW DORMERS TO EXISTING COTTAGE. DEMOLITION AND REBUILD OF SINGLE GARAGE.
TOMPSETS BANK COTTAGES, TOMPSETS BANK, FOREST ROW, RH18 5LL
Received 2 Jan 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2025/1926/FA
VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 2, 3, 9 AND 12 OF WD/2023/1499/F (DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING AND ERECTION OF 7 NO. DWELLINGS, TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED ACCESS, CAR PARKING AND LANDSCAPING) TO ENABLE MINOR CHANGES TO THE LAYOUT AND FINISHED FLOOR LEVELS TOGETHER WITH UPDATED DRAINAGE STRATEGY, FOR EASE OF CONSTRUCTION AND TO CONFORM TO THE EXISTING LANDFORMS/TOPOGRAPHY.
WHITE GATES, REGENCY CLOSE, UCKFIELD, TN22 1DS
Received 12 Aug 2025 - Decision IssuedWD/2022/1956/F
SINGLE STOREY REAR LEAN-TO EXTENSION TO ENLARGE KITCHEN
2 FORDS COTTAGE, RUSHLAKE GREEN, TN21 9QE
Received 27 Jul 2022 - Decision IssuedWD/2022/2115/LDP
PROPOSED LOFT CONVERSION INCLUDING DORMER EXTENSION.
31 DOVER ROAD, POLEGATE, BN26 6LE
Received 11 Aug 2022 - Decision IssuedWD/2024/2865/FA
VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 11 & 14 OF WD/2020/2451/F (DEMOLITION OF EXISTING MILKING PARLOUR AND ERECTION OF A DWELLING FOLLOWING APPROVAL OF COUNCIL REF: WD/2019/1629/F, ACCESS, LANDSCAPING AND OTHER ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE) TO ENABLE ADDITION OF ROOFLIGHT AND FLUE PIPE TO FRONT (SOUTH-WEST) ELEVATION, EXTRA ROOFLIGHT AND CHANGE IN SIZE OF BI-FOLD DOORS TO REAR (NORTH-EAST) ELEVATION, AND ADDITION OF PARKING/TURNING AREA AND 5 BAR ACCESS GATES TO DRIVEWAY. RETENTION OF EXISTING DRIVEWAY, ADDITION OF 1M FENCING ON FRONTAGE TO REPLACE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED POST AND RAIL FENCING. OMISSION OF PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ACCESS. RELOCATION OF CYCLE STORE.
ANNES MEADOW BYRE, SCHOOL LANE, HADLOW DOWN TN22 4JE
Received 12 Dec 2024 - Decision IssuedWD/2026/0261/CD
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITION 6A ATTACHED TO WD/2024/2583/LB
2 MILLAND COTTAGES, CHURCH ROAD, HERSTMONCEUX, BN27 1QJ
Received 4 Feb 2026
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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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