Blackness, East Sussex Planning Applications
Recent planning applications near Blackness, East Sussex.
East Sussex · England · settlement
Planning applications in Blackness are administered by Wealden District Council. View the full Wealden District Council planning applications page for approval rates and decision timelines.
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Town Insights
Property Prices
Average property sale price: £456,120 (based on 50 recent transactions from HM Land Registry).
Area Information
- Admin district: Wealden
- Parliamentary constituency: Sussex Weald
- LSOA: Wealden 006C
Crime Statistics
0 crimes reported in 2026-05.
Flood Risk
No active flood warnings near Blackness.
Keyword Scorecard
Planning constraint analysis based on the last 24 months of applications near Blackness.
- Ecology & Wildlife Constraints (keywords: bats, bat survey, bat roost, great crested newt, GCN...)
- Trees & Landscape (keywords: tree preservation order, TPO, arboricultural, tree survey, root protection area...)
- Flood & Drainage (keywords: flood zone 2, flood zone 3, flood risk assessment, FRA, surface water...)
- Heritage & Conservation (keywords: listed building, grade II, grade II*, grade I, conservation area...)
- Green Belt (keywords: green belt, inappropriate development, very special circumstances, openness)
- Highways & Access (keywords: visibility splays, highway authority objection, access arrangement, parking provision, transport statement...)
- Refusal & Risk Indicators (keywords: refusal, delegated refusal, appeal dismissed, overdevelopment, character and appearance...)
- Planning Process & Appeals (keywords: appeal lodged, appeal allowed, appeal dismissed, public inquiry, inspector)
Planning Activity Summary
Approval rates, average decision times, and application type distribution for Blackness based on the last 24 months of planning data.
Nearby Applications
25 planning applications found near Blackness.
- - 62 BEECHES ROAD, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 2BD
SINGLE STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION
Status: Undecided | Type: Full | Council: Wealden | Date: 2026-07-02
View full details - - 7 HYDEHURST CLOSE, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 1EN
30% CROWN REDUCTION OF OAK TREE WITHIN TREE PRESERVATION ORDER (CROWBOROUGH) NO 15/2, 1981
Status: Undecided | Type: Trees | Council: Wealden | Date: 2026-05-06
View full details - - 17 WATSON WAY, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 2FP
WORKS AS PER SCHEDULE TO 1X HAZEL (T1), 1X SYCAMORE (T2) AND MIXED SPECIES HEDGE WITHIN TREE PRESERVATION ORDER TPO/2007/0016.
Status: Undecided | Type: Trees | Council: Wealden | Date: 2026-04-21
View full details - - GREENFIELD SITE LAND AT HILDERS FARM CLOSE, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 2XJ
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITIONS 3 (CODE OF CONSTRUCTION PRACTICE), 4 (DRAINAGE) AND 5 (SOLDIER BRICK DETAILS) ATTACHED TO WD/2025/0894/F
Status: Permitted | Type: Conditions | Council: Wealden | Date: 2026-03-17
View full details - - BRINSLEY, POUNDFIELD ROAD, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 2BE
PROPOSED SINGLE STOREY REAR INFILL EXTENSION.
Status: Permitted | Type: Full | Council: Wealden | Date: 2026-03-12
View full details - - POLICE STATION, CROWBOROUGH HILL, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 2DA
DEMOLITION OF THE SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION, CONVERSION OF THE FORMER POLICE STATION BUILDING INTO A 4NO.BEDROOM DWELLING, AND THE ERECTION OF A 4NO. BEDROOM DETACHED DWELLING TO THE SIDE OF THE EX
Status: Undecided | Type: Full | Council: Wealden | Date: 2026-03-04
View full details - - WARREN COTTAGE, GREEN LANE, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 2DF
WORK TO ONE OAK TREE AND TWO BEECH TREES BY REDUCING BRANCHES BY 2/3M AND LIFT LOWER CROWN BY 2/3M WITHIN TREE PRESERVATION ORDER (CROWBOROUGH) NO 15, 1990
Status: Permitted | Type: Trees | Council: Wealden | Date: 2026-02-23
View full details - - 14 WALLIS CLOSE, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 2YA
WORK AS PER SCHEDULE TO 1 X OAK WITHIN TREE PRESERVATION ORDER NO. 15/2, 1981
Status: Permitted | Type: Trees | Council: Wealden | Date: 2026-02-06
View full details - - HILLVIEW, CROWBOROUGH HILL, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 2DD
ERECTION OF TWO SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSIONS AND ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY FRONT EXTENSION
Status: Permitted | Type: Full | Council: Wealden | Date: 2026-01-21
View full details - - 36 BEECHES ROAD, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 2AJ
CONVERSION OF GARAGE TO HABITABLE ROOM.
Status: Permitted | Type: Outline | Council: Wealden | Date: 2026-01-19
View full details - - 30 BRIDGER WAY, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 2XE
REDUCE 1 OAK TREE AND 1 SILVER BIRCH BY 1.5M. TREES WITHIN TREE PRESERVATION ORDER (CROWBOROUGH) NO 15/2, 1981
Status: Permitted | Type: Trees | Council: Wealden | Date: 2026-01-19
View full details - - LAND AT HILDERS FARM CLOSE, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 2XJ
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITIONS 3, 4, 5 AND 6 ATTACHED TO WD/2025/0894/F
Status: Unresolved | Type: Conditions | Council: Wealden | Date: 2026-01-08
View full details - - WOODLAND, POUNDFIELD ROAD, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 2BH
APPLICATION FOR A NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO WD/2022/0016/F (SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION & LOFT CONVERSION WITH NEW REAR GABLE.) REPOSITIONING OF FRONT WALL TO PROPOSED SIDE EXTENSION. FRONT WALL TO B
Status: Rejected | Type: Amendment | Council: Wealden | Date: 2026-01-05
View full details - - 17 THE GLEBELANDS, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 1TF
REDUCE TO FENCE HEIGHT (1.5M) ONE OAK TREE WITHIN TREE PRESERVATION ORDER (CROWBOROUGH) NO 30, 1983
Status: Undecided | Type: Trees | Council: Wealden | Date: 2025-11-18
View full details - - 4 BOOKER CLOSE, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 2XT
EXTENSION AT REAR OF EXISTING GARAGE, WITH NEW ROOF OVER INCLUDING A DORMER AT FRONT, AND CONVERSION TO KITCHEN WITH DRESSING ROOM OVER. REPLACEMENT OF LIVING ROOM DOORS TO REAR.
Status: Permitted | Type: Full | Council: Wealden | Date: 2025-10-01
View full details - - AUDLEY HOUSE, GREEN LANE, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 2DF
GARAGE CONVERSION INCLUDING CHANGES TO FENESTRATION
Status: Permitted | Type: Outline | Council: Wealden | Date: 2025-07-11
View full details - - 35 PELLINGS FARM CLOSE, CROWBOROUGH, TN6
REDUCE ONE ASH TREE BY 20% WITHIN TREE PRESERVATION ORDER (CROWBOROUGH) NO.6, 1987
Status: Permitted | Type: Trees | Council: Wealden | Date: 2025-05-12
View full details - - 41 TOLLWOOD PARK, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 2XR
PART SINGLE PART TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING.
Status: Permitted | Type: Full | Council: Wealden | Date: 2025-04-28
View full details - - 9 WEST BEECHES ROAD, CROWBOROUGH, TN6 2AN
ERECTION OF REAR FACING DORMER IN CONNECTION WITH THE FORMATION OF A BEDROOM IN THE ROOF VOID.
Status: Permitted | Type: Outline | Council: Wealden | Date: 2025-02-17
View full details - - 23 PELLINGS FARM CLOSE, CROWBOROUGH TN6 2BF
CROWN REDUCE BY 2M ONE OAK TREE WITHIN TREE PRESERVATION ORDER (CROWBOROUGH) NO 6, 1987
Status: Permitted | Type: Trees | Council: Wealden | Date: 2024-11-25
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A brief summary of Blackness in East Sussex
Blackness is a settlement located in East Sussex, England.
Property prices in Blackness show an average sale price of £456,120, based on 50 recent transactions recorded by HM Land Registry.
There were no crimes reported in the immediate area during the most recent reporting period. This makes Blackness a particularly low-crime area.
Blackness has one conservation area within its boundaries: Crowborough. Planning applications within or near this conservation area are subject to additional scrutiny to preserve the architectural and historic character of the area. Homeowners and developers should be aware that permitted development rights may be restricted.
Ecology & Nature Designations
The area around Blackness includes 18 Ancient Woodland sites; 1 Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB): High Weald. These designations may affect planning decisions, as proposals near protected sites require environmental impact assessment and may face additional restrictions.
For anyone interested in property development or monitoring local planning decisions, Blackness planning applications can be searched by entering a local postcode above. Results include full application details, decision status, and the ability to track applications over time and set planning alerts to help you monitor and review pending planning applications.
Planning Activity in Blackness
In the last 24 months, 67 planning applications were submitted near Blackness. Of these, 91% were approved, with an average decision time of 51 days.
This is slightly above the national average of approximately 87%, indicating a broadly favourable planning environment near Blackness.
The average decision time of 51 days is within the government's 8-week statutory target for minor applications, indicating an efficient planning department.
The most common application types near Blackness were full planning applications (22), tree works (18), outline applications (10). Full planning applications account for 33% of all submissions, covering new builds, change of use, and works that go beyond permitted development rights.
In terms of development scale, 1 large-scale (major) development, 6 medium-scale applications, 60 smaller schemes were submitted.
Application Outcomes
- Approved: 40 applications
- Refused: 3 applications
- Withdrawn: 1 application
- Awaiting decision: 23 applications
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- How Long Does Planning Permission Take? — Typical timelines for planning permission decisions in the UK, from submission to approval, and what can cause delays.