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Smithlands Farm, Smithlands Lane, Chiddingly, BN8 6ET

WD/2026/1695/BGPPending Decision

Proposal

SMITHLANDS FARM, SMITHLANDS LANE, CHIDDINGLY, BN8 6ET

Received
10 September 2026
Target decision date
5 November 2026
Ward
Chiddingly, East Hoathly & Waldron
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received10 Sep
  2. Validated10 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target5 Nov
  5. Decided

This is a planning application at SMITHLANDS FARM, SMITHLANDS LANE, CHIDDINGLY, BN8 6ET. Wealden has handled 13,393 applications of this type and approves 89% of them, typically deciding them in 57 days. It was submitted on 10 September 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 98 applications across Chiddingly, East Hoathly & Waldron. We hold 1,925 applications in total for the BN8 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
WD/2026/1695/BGP
Address
SMITHLANDS FARM, SMITHLANDS LANE, CHIDDINGLY, BN8 6ET
Postcode
BN8 6ET
Local Authority
Wealden
Decision Status
Undecided
Current Status
Allocated to Officer
Ward
Chiddingly, East Hoathly & Waldron
Parish
Chiddingly

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
17 August 2026
Target Decision Date
5 November 2026
Date Validated
10 September 2026
Date Submitted
10 September 2026

Planning Decision

Decision
N/A
Case Officer
Mr R Bewick

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates
50.913578, 0.206972
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Wealden

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Ancient woodland: Smithlands WoodPart of the site
  • 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, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, 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

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.

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

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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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