Bewl Water, Bewlbridge Lane, Cousley Wood, Wadhurst, TN3 8JH
Refused on 2 April 2024
Council decision: RefusalPlanning committee
Proposal
CAMPSITE FOR UP TO 80 PITCHES AND FOR THE ERECTION OF A PORTACABIN BETWEEN THE MONTHS OF APRIL AND SEPTEMBER.
- Received
- 21 July 2023
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Council
- Wealden District Council
- Ward
- Frant & Wadhurst
- ReceivedReceived21 Jul
- ValidatedValidated31 Jul
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided2 Apr
Decided in 246 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application at BEWL WATER, BEWLBRIDGE LANE, COUSLEY WOOD, WADHURST, TN3 8JH. Wealden has handled 5,916 applications of this type. This one was decided in 256 days, 29 weeks longer than Wealden's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 127 applications across Frant & Wadhurst. We hold 1,126 applications in total for the TN3 postcode area.
86% of full applications at Wealden District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- TN3 8JH
- Application type
- Major Application - Full
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Wadhurst
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 31 July 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 6 September 2023
- Committee meeting
- 28 March 2024
Publicity
- Site notice end
- 6 September 2023
Appeal history
Additional information
- UPRN
- 100062566537
- Documents
- 15
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- National Landscape (AONB): High Weald
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences
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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202627 Jul
PROPOSED SITING OF TEMPORARY STRUCTURES AND LIGHTING ASSOCIATED WITH THE HOLDING OF AN ANNUAL CHRISTMAS…
PendingMajor Application - FullWD/2026/1508/MAJ - 202514 Feb
TEMPORARY PERMISSION FOR THE SITING OF TEMPORARY STRUCTURES AND LIGHTING ASSOCIATED WITH THE HOLDING OF A…
ApprovedMajor Application - FullWD/2025/0356/MAJ
Source: Wealden
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