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Wealden

In the last 12 months, 83.3% of full planning applications were approved in Wealden (120 decided). A typical decision takes about 24 weeks (median 168 days).

Across all application types on record (2022-05-10–2026-05-21): 90.0% of 8,378 decisions approved.

12,293Total applications
7,541Approved
837Refused
579Withdrawn
369Pending
90.0%Approval rate (all types)
Check a property in Wealden
Decision Level
278Delegated
6TBC
1Committee
By Development Category
CategoryTotalApprovedRefusedApproval rate
Full Planning Application 4,003 3,446 557
86.1%
Discharge of Conditions 1,595 1,545 50
96.9%
Uncategorised 664 657 7
98.9%
Listed Building Consent 458 388 70
84.7%
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) 401 401 0
100.0%
Non-Material Amendment (S96a) 267 229 38
85.8%
Full - Non Compliance of Condition 263 263 0
100.0%
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) 134 104 30
77.6%
Prior Approval (Other) 90 90 0
100.0%
Householder 68 68 0
100.0%
Outline Planning 63 23 40
36.5%
Reserved Matters 59 52 7
88.1%
Advertisement Consent 49 46 3
93.9%
Application to Modify/Discharge a Section 106 33 33 0
100.0%
Permission in Principle 31 9 22
29.0%
Tree Works (Conservation Area) 24 24 0
100.0%
Agricultural Determination Prior Approval 21 15 6
71.4%
District Council Application 21 21 0
100.0%
PD Notification for temporary recreational campsites 15 15 0
100.0%
Biodiversity Gain Plan 14 14 0
100.0%
Demolition 13 13 0
100.0%
PD Change of use Commerical, Business & Service Uses to Dwelling Houses 13 13 0
100.0%
PD for installation, alteration or replacement of Solar Photovoltaics on Non-domestic buildings 10 10 0
100.0%
Telecommunications 8 8 0
100.0%
Adjoining Authority 7 6 1
85.7%
PD Change of use from Agricultural to Dwellings 6 6 0
100.0%
PD Change of use from Agricultural to Flexible Uses 6 4 2
66.7%
Tree Works (TPO) 6 6 0
100.0%
Technical Details Application 5 5 0
100.0%
Application for Approval of Details required by Legal Agreement 3 3 0
100.0%
PD Enlargement of a dwellinghouse by construction of additional storeys 3 3 0
100.0%
Major Application with Environmental Assessment 3 1 2
33.3%
County Council Application 3 3 0
100.0%
County/Minerals/Waste 3 3 0
100.0%
Overhead Line 2 1 1
50.0%
Retrospective Illuminated Advertisement 2 2 0
100.0%
Habitat Regulations Application 2 2 0
100.0%
General Tree Application 2 2 0
100.0%
SDNP Tree Consultation 1 1 0
100.0%
PD New dwellinghouses on detached blocks of flats 1 0 1
0.0%
PD Change of use from B1, C1, C2, C2A, D2 to state-funded school or registered nursery 1 1 0
100.0%
PD Change of use from A1, A2, A5, Betting Office, Pay Day Loan Shop, Launderette to single Dwelling 1 1 0
100.0%
Outline - Non Compliance of Condition 1 1 0
100.0%
PD Installation etc of a solar canopy on non-domestic, off-street parking 1 1 0
100.0%
PD Change of use from Class E, Betting Office or Pay Day Loan Shop to Mixed Use inc Flats 1 1 0
100.0%
Hedgerow Regularisation 1 1 0
100.0%
Quarterly Trend
QuarterDecidedApprovedApproval rate
2023-Q3 598 534
89.3%
2023-Q4 537 479
89.2%
2024-Q1 585 526
89.9%
2024-Q2 695 613
88.2%
2024-Q3 611 546
89.4%
2024-Q4 607 544
89.6%
2025-Q1 586 538
91.8%
2025-Q2 545 481
88.3%
2025-Q3 93 79
84.9%
2025-Q4 45 34
75.6%
2026-Q1 46 43
93.5%
2026-Q2 165 156
94.5%
By Ward
WardTotalApprovedRefusedApproval rate
Frant & Wadhurst 557 496 61
89.0%
Horam & Punnetts Town 532 465 67
87.4%
Herstmonceux & Pevensey Levels 440 386 54
87.7%
Chiddingly, East Hoathly & Waldron 379 346 33
91.3%
Danehill & Fletching 377 339 38
89.9%
Mayfield & Five Ashes 341 311 30
91.2%
Hartfield 324 283 41
87.3%
Framfield & Cross-in-Hand 320 286 34
89.4%
Arlington 315 254 61
80.6%
Withyham 304 277 27
91.1%
Hellingly 296 254 42
85.8%
Hadlow Down & Rotherfield 290 242 48
83.4%
Planning guides

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