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Land West Of Uckfield (Site SD1), Including Land Bounded By Lewes Road, New Town, A22, Uckfield Sewage Treatment Works And Land To West Of A22 North Of Horsted Pond Gate.

WD/2024/1958/POMajor Application - FullPermitted
Full

Proposal

MODIFICATION OF SECTION 106 AGREEMENT DATED 24 MARCH 2016 ATTACHED TO PLANNING PERMISSION WD/2015/0209/MEA (OUTLINE APPLICATION FOR REDEVELOPMENT OF LAND, INCLUDING DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BUILDING AND ASSOCIATED STRUCTURES, COMPRISING A RESIDENTIAL-LED MIXED USE URBAN EXTENSION, ENGINEERING WORKS AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES TO PROVIDE RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION (UP TO 1000 NET ADDITIONAL DWELLINGS), UP TO A TWO FORM ENTRY PRIMARY SCHOOL AND EARLY YEARS FACILITIES, RETAIL, COMMUNITY, HEALTH, LEISURE AND UP TO 13,495 SQ.M. OF EMPLOYMENT USES TOGETHER WITH ANCILLARY AND ASSOCIATED DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING NEW AND ENHANCED PEDESTRIAN/CYCLE ROUTES AND OPEN SPACES, CAR PARKING AND VEHICULAR ACCESS - ALL MATTERS RESERVED SAVE FOR FULL DETAILS SUBMITTED FOR ACCESS POINTS AT SITE BOUNDARIES, AND THE CREATION OF SANGS INCLUDING DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BUILDINGS, CAR PARKING AND ACCESS ON LAND WEST OF THE A22) TO ENABLE VARIATION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING OBLIGATIONS INCLUDING DEFINITIONS AND SANGS EQUALISATION PAYMENT.

Received
21 August 2024
Decided
19 August 2025 · Modification to Planning Obligation
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Uckfield New Town
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  1. Received21 Aug
  2. Validated28 Aug
  3. Consult.4 Oct
  4. Target23 Oct
  5. Decided19 Aug

Decided in 356 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Wealden86% of full applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is a full planning application for demolition at LAND WEST OF UCKFIELD (SITE SD1), INCLUDING LAND BOUNDED BY LEWES ROAD, NEW TOWN, A22, UCKFIELD SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS AND LAND TO WEST OF A22 NORTH OF HORSTED POND GATE.. Wealden has handled 5,905 applications of this type and approves 86% of them, typically deciding them in 64 days. This one was decided in 363 days, 43 weeks longer than Wealden's median. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 64 applications across Uckfield New Town.

Application Details

Reference
WD/2024/1958/PO
Address
LAND WEST OF UCKFIELD (SITE SD1), INCLUDING LAND BOUNDED BY LEWES ROAD, NEW TOWN, A22, UCKFIELD SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS AND LAND TO WEST OF A22 NORTH OF HORSTED POND GATE.
Local Authority
Wealden
Application Type
Major Application - Full
Scale / Size
Medium
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decision Issued
Ward
Uckfield New Town
Parish
Uckfield

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address
22 Station Road Cambridge CB1 2JD

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
21 August 2024
Consultation Expiry
4 October 2024
Target Decision Date
23 October 2024
Date Decided
19 August 2025
Date Validated
28 August 2024
Date Submitted
21 August 2024
Consultation Start
2 September 2024
Consultation End
4 October 2024
Committee Meeting
19 August 2025

Planning Decision

Decision
Modification to Planning Obligation
Decided By
Delegated
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement Expiry
4 October 2024
Site Notice Start
2 September 2024
Site Notice End
23 September 2024

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
17
Coordinates
50.956550, 0.091319
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Wealden

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  11. 2019
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  12. 2018
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Planning constraints

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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 (22)

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, National Landscapes, 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.

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Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

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Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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