Ridgewood, East Sussex Planning Applications
Recent planning applications near Ridgewood, East Sussex.
East Sussex · England · settlement
About Ridgewood
Ridgewood is a suburban area and voting ward located just one mile south of Uckfield in East Sussex. Nestled inland between the coastal towns of Eastbourne and Brighton, it lies approximately six miles from the scenic Ashdown Forest. As of 2021, Ridgewood has a population of 3,152, making it a growing community with potential planning opportunities.
Population: 3,152
District: Uckfield
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Town Insights
Property Prices
Average property sale price: £541,510 (based on 50 recent transactions from HM Land Registry).
Area Information
- Admin district: Wealden
- Parliamentary constituency: East Grinstead and Uckfield
- LSOA: Wealden 009A
Crime Statistics
0 crimes reported in 2026-02.
Flood Risk
No active flood warnings near Ridgewood.
Keyword Scorecard
Planning constraint analysis based on the last 24 months of applications near Ridgewood.
- 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 Ridgewood based on the last 24 months of planning data.
Nearby Applications
19 planning applications found near Ridgewood.
- - 36 PIPERS FIELD, RIDGEWOOD, UCKFIELD, TN22 5SD
WORK TO TWO ASH TREES AND ONE OAK TREE WITHIN TREE PRESERVATION ORDER NO 31/3, 1983
Status: Undecided | Type: Trees | Council: Wealden | Date: 2026-04-27
View full details - - CRESS FARM, 20 LEWES ROAD, RIDGEWOOD, UCKFIELD, TN22 5SN
DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING BUILDING ON SITE AND THE ERECTION OF A MINIMUM OF 6 AND A MAXIMUM OF 6 DWELLINGHOUSES
Status: Undecided | Type: Outline | Council: Wealden | Date: 2026-03-05
View full details - - 60 PIPERS FIELD, RIDGEWOOD, UCKFIELD, TN22 5YH
G1 - OAK X 4 RE-POLLARD THE OAKS BACK TO THE PREVIOUS POINTS. REDUCE THE TIMBER FRAMEWORK OVERHANGING THE GARDEN BY 1 METRE ON THE SOUTHERN MOST TREE. REDUCE THE TIMBER FRAMEWORK OVERHANGING THE NEIGH
Status: Permitted | Type: Trees | Council: Wealden | Date: 2026-01-23
View full details - - FINWOOD, LEWES ROAD, RIDGEWOOD, UCKFIELD, TN22 5SJ
PROPOSED OUTBUILDING/ SELF CONTAINED ANNEXE.
Status: Permitted | Type: Full | Council: Wealden | Date: 2025-11-21
View full details - - RIDGEWOOD HOUSE, LEWES ROAD, RIDGEWOOD, UCKFIELD, TN22 5SN
VARIATION OF CONDITION 31 OF WD/2022/1303/MAJ (PHASED DEVELOPMENT COMPRISING 9 NO. DWELLINGS, ACCESS, LANDSCAPING AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE) TO ENABLE PLOTS 3 & 4 TO BE AMENDED FROM A PAIR OF SEMI
Status: Permitted | Type: Conditions | Council: Wealden | Date: 2025-10-29
View full details - - FORMER RIDGEWOOD MANOR CARE HOME, LEWES ROAD, UCKFIELD, TN22 5SH
REDEVELOPMENT OF THE SITE COMPRISING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 77-BEDROOM CARE HOME (USE CLASS C2) TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED CAR AND CYCLE PARKING AND LANDSCAPING.
Status: Undecided | Type: Full | Council: Wealden | Date: 2025-10-16
View full details - - 10 CASTLE WAY, RIDGEWOOD, UCKFIELD, TN22 5UW
REDUCE ONE OAK TREE BY 1.5 METRES ALL AROUND, THIN CROWN BY 10% AND RAISE CROWN TO 3.5M ABOVE GROUND LEVEL WITHIN TREE PRESERVATION ORDER (UCKFIELD) NO 6, 1989
Status: Permitted | Type: Trees | Council: Wealden | Date: 2025-10-14
View full details - - 7 CASTLE WAY, RIDGEWOOD, UCKFIELD, TN22 5UW
INTERNAL ALTERATIONS AND ERECTION OF REAR DORMER.
Status: Permitted | Type: Full | Council: Wealden | Date: 2025-10-06
View full details - - COPPER BEECH NURSING HOME, EASTBOURNE ROAD, RIDGEWOOD, UCKFIELD, TN22 5ST
TREE WORKS AS PER SCHEDULED WITHIN TREE PRESERVATION ORDER (UCKFIELD) NO 31/1, 1989
Status: Permitted | Type: Trees | Council: Wealden | Date: 2025-09-16
View full details - - LAND ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF SPRINGFIELD, LEWES ROAD, RIDGEWOOD, UCKFIELD, TN22 5SL
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITIONS 5, 11, 12, 18, 23 ATTACHED TO WD/2023/2193/O
Status: Permitted | Type: Conditions | Council: Wealden | Date: 2025-08-06
View full details - - 16 TREFOIL WAY, RIDGEWOOD, UCKFIELD, TN22 5FW
NEW PORCH TO PRINCIPAL ELEVATION
Status: Permitted | Type: Full | Council: Wealden | Date: 2025-07-30
View full details - - LAND TO THE SOUTH OF SPRINGFIELD, LEWES ROAD, RIDGEWOOD, UCKFIELD, TN22 5SL
APPLICATION FOR A NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO WD/2024/2226/RM RESERVED MATTERS PURSUANT TO OUTLINE APPLICATION WD/2023/2193/O (OUTLINE APPLICATION FOR THE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING STRUCTURES AND THE ERECT
Status: Permitted | Type: Amendment | Council: Wealden | Date: 2025-06-13
View full details - - RIDGEWOOD HOUSE, LEWES ROAD, RIDGEWOOD, UCKFIELD, TN22 5SN
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITION 28 ATTACHED TO WD/2022/1303/MAJ
Status: Permitted | Type: Amendment | Council: Wealden | Date: 2025-04-29
View full details - - HIDDEN PLACE, RIDGEWOOD HOUSE, LEWES ROAD, UCKFIELD, TN22 5SN
INSTALL H POLE AND INSTALL 200kVA 3PHASE POLE MOUNTED TRANSFORMER.
Status: Permitted | Type: Other | Council: Wealden | Date: 2025-01-23
View full details - - 20A LEWES ROAD, RIDGEWOOD, UCKFIELD, TN22 5SN
APPLICATION FOR A NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO WD/2021/2398/F (DEMOLITION OF EXISTING WORKSHOP AND BARNS, CONSTRUCTION OF 9 NO. RESIDENTIAL UNITS COMPRISING OF 1 NO. 5 BEDROOM HOUSE, 6 NO. 3 BEDROOM HOUS
Status: Withdrawn | Type: Amendment | Council: Wealden | Date: 2024-11-08
View full details - - LAND WEST OF UCKFIELD - SITE SD1
APPLICATION FOR A NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO WD/2017/1368/MRM (RESERVED MATTERS APPLICATION FOR PHASES 1A & 1B OF DEVELOPMENT AT RIDGEWOOD FARM (DETAILS OF APPEARANCE, LANDSCAPING, LAYOUT AND SCALE) PU
Status: Undecided | Type: Amendment | Council: Wealden | Date: 2024-05-28
View full details - - 2 SAND RIDGE, RIDGEWOOD, UCKFIELD, TN22 5ET
REMOVAL OF EXISTING VELUX ROOF LIGHT - NEW VELUX ROOF BALCONY
Status: Permitted | Type: Full | Council: Wealden | Date: 2024-01-09
View full details - - COPPER BEECH NURSING HOME, EASTBOURNE ROAD, RIDGEWOOD, UCKFIELD TN22 5ST
WORK AS PER SCHEDULE WITHIN TREE PRESERVATION ORDER (UCKFIELD) NO 31/1, 1989
Status: Permitted | Type: Trees | Council: Wealden | Date: 2023-11-30
View full details - - 43 SAND RIDGE, RIDGEWOOD, UCKFIELD, TN22 5ET
APPLICATION FOR A NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO WD/2020/1049/F (SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION) AMENDMENT TO ROOF FORM
Status: Permitted | Type: Amendment | Council: Wealden | Date: 2023-04-28
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A brief summary of Ridgewood in East Sussex
Ridgewood is a suburban area and voting ward located just one mile south of Uckfield in East Sussex. Nestled inland between the coastal towns of Eastbourne and Brighton, it lies approximately six miles from the scenic Ashdown Forest. As of 2021, Ridgewood has a population of 3,152, making it a growing community with potential planning opportunities. The settlement has a population of approximately 3,152. It sits within the Uckfield district.
Property prices in Ridgewood show an average sale price of £541,510, 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 Ridgewood a particularly low-crime area.
Ridgewood has one conservation area within its boundaries: Uckfield. 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 Ridgewood includes 20 Ancient Woodland sites. 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, Ridgewood 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 Ridgewood
In the last 24 months, 38 planning applications were submitted near Ridgewood. Of these, 89% were approved, with an average decision time of 55 days.
This is slightly above the national average of approximately 87%, indicating a broadly favourable planning environment near Ridgewood.
The average decision time of 55 days is within the government's 8-week statutory target for minor applications, indicating an efficient planning department.
The most common application types near Ridgewood were full planning applications (12), discharge of conditions (12), tree works (7). Full planning applications account for 32% of all submissions, covering new builds, change of use, and works that go beyond permitted development rights.
In terms of development scale, 3 large-scale (major) developments, 6 medium-scale applications, 29 smaller schemes were submitted.
Application Outcomes
- Approved: 25 applications
- Refused: 2 applications
- Withdrawn: 1 application
- Awaiting decision: 10 applications
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