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Fitool Hedge Farm, Bayleys Lane, Wilmington, Polegate, BN26 6RT

WD/2026/2008/LDELawful Development - Existing UsePending Decision

Proposal

USE OF STATIC CARAVAN AND ASSOCIATED CURTILAGE AS A SINGLE DWELLINGHOUSE AND PERMANENT SOLID CONCRETE BASE, WITH CONNECTION TO MAINS WATER, ELECTRICITY AND FOUL DRAINAGE.

Received
2 October 2026
Target decision date
16 December 2026
Ward
South Downs
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received2 Oct
  2. Validated21 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target16 Dec
  5. Decided
8 weeks typical decision time in Wealden88% of applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is a planning application for a new dwelling at FITOOL HEDGE FARM, BAYLEYS LANE, WILMINGTON, POLEGATE, BN26 6RT. Wealden has handled 11 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 34 days. It was submitted on 21 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 8 applications across South Downs. We hold 885 applications in total for the BN26 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
WD/2026/2008/LDE
Address
FITOOL HEDGE FARM, BAYLEYS LANE, WILMINGTON, POLEGATE, BN26 6RT
Postcode
BN26 6RT
Local Authority
Wealden
Application Type
Lawful Development - Existing Use
Decision Status
Undecided
Current Status
Allocated to Officer
Ward
South Downs
Parish
Long Man

Applicant & Agent

Applicant Address
Fitool Hedge Farm Bayleys Lane Wilmington Polegate East Sussex BN26 6RT
Agent Address
Flat 4, Cecil Court West Terrace Eastbourne East Sussex BN21 4QZ

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
2 October 2026
Target Decision Date
16 December 2026
Date Validated
21 October 2026
Date Submitted
21 October 2026

Planning Decision

Decision
N/A

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates
50.840782, 0.207044
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Wealden

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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.

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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