Ridgewood, East Sussex Planning Applications
Recent planning applications near Ridgewood, East Sussex.
East Sussex · England · settlement
Planning applications in Ridgewood are administered by Brighton And Hove City Council. View the full Brighton And Hove City Council planning applications page for approval rates and decision timelines.
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: £470,354 (based on 50 recent transactions from HM Land Registry).
Area Information
- Admin district: Wealden
- Parliamentary constituency: East Grinstead and Uckfield
- LSOA: Wealden 008A
Crime Statistics
0 crimes reported in 2026-05.
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
338 planning applications found near Ridgewood.
- - CRESS FARM, 20 LEWES ROAD, RIDGEWOOD, UCKFIELD, TN22 5SN
APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION IN PRINCIPLE FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT COMPRISING A MINIMUM OF 5 AND A MAXIMUM OF 5 DWELLINGS
Status: Undecided | Type: Outline | Council: Wealden | Date: 2026-06-17
View full details - - 44 PIPERS FIELD, RIDGEWOOD, UCKFIELD, TN22 5YH
WORK AS PER SCHEDULE WITHIN TREE PRESERVATION ORDER (UCKFIELD) NO 31/3, 1983
Status: Permitted | Type: Trees | Council: Wealden | Date: 2026-05-18
View full details - - ASHBERRY HOUSE, EASTBOURNE ROAD, RIDGEWOOD, UCKFIELD, TN22 5ST
WORK TO ONE ASH TREE WITHIN TREE PRESERVATION ORDER (UCKFIELD) NO 31/1, 1989
Status: Undecided | Type: Trees | Council: Wealden | Date: 2026-05-14
View full details - - 11 THE JAYS, UCKFIELD, TN22 5YG
SIDE ADDITION COMPRISING OF GROUND FLOOR ROOMS AND BEDROOM WITHIN ROOF SPACE
Status: Undecided | Type: Full | Council: Wealden | Date: 2026-05-08
View full details - - 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: Permitted | Type: Trees | Council: Wealden | Date: 2026-04-27
View full details - - BRICKMAKERS ARMS, NEW ROAD, RIDGEWOOD, UCKFIELD, TN22 5TG
CONVERSION OF BRICKMAKERS ARMS TO FORM TWO SEMI DETACHED HOUSES
Status: Undecided | Type: Full | Council: Wealden | Date: 2026-03-30
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: Rejected | Type: Outline | Council: Wealden | Date: 2026-03-05
View full details - - 11 THE JAYS, UCKFIELD, TN22 5YG
WORKS TO 1 X OAK (T10) AND GROUP (G1) TO REMOVE ALL EPICORMIC GROWTH, REDUCE CROWNS BY 2-3M AND CROWN THIN BY 25%. TREES WITHIN TREE PRESERVATION ORDER (UCKFIELD) NO 19/5, 1990
Status: Permitted | Type: Trees | Council: Wealden | Date: 2026-02-02
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 - - 4 RIDGEWOOD CLOSE, RIDGEWOOD, UCKFIELD, TN22 5SQ
TPO NUMBER 31/3 1983 DESCRIPTION OF WORKS - WHOLE CROWN REDUCTION TO OLD CUT POINTS THAT ARE 2M FROM THE TIPS OF THE NEW GROWTH ALLOWING SUFFICIENT CLEARANCE TO THE PROPERTY.
Status: Permitted | Type: Trees | Council: Wealden | Date: 2025-12-08
View full details - - 11 THE JAYS, UCKFIELD, TN22 5YG
WORKS TO TREES SPANNING 11 AND 9 THE JAYS AND COPPER BEECH NURSING HOME. WITH PERMISSION FROM ALL PARTIES. OAK (T10) - REMOVE ALL EPICORMIC GROWTH, REDUCE CROWN BY 2-3M ALL AROUND AND BALANCE AND CROW
Status: Permitted | Type: Trees | Council: Wealden | Date: 2025-12-02
View full details - - AUBADE, 1 HIGHLANDS AVENUE, RIDGEWOOD, UCKFIELD, TN22 5TD
ERECTION OF SIDE EXTENSION, NEW REAR DOOR, RAISED ACCESS DECK/STEPS.
Status: Permitted | Type: Full | Council: Wealden | Date: 2025-11-21
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 - - RIDGEWOOD HOUSE, LEWES ROAD, RIDGEWOOD, UCKFIELD, TN22 5SN
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITIONS 4, 5, 10, 22 and 26 ATTACHED TO WD/2022/1303/MAJ
Status: Permitted | Type: Conditions | Council: Wealden | Date: 2025-09-22
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 CONDITION 6 ATTACHED TO WD/2024/2226/RM.
Status: Permitted | Type: Conditions | Council: Wealden | Date: 2025-09-09
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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 £470,354, 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.
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Planning Activity in Ridgewood
In the last 24 months, 106 planning applications were submitted near Ridgewood. Of these, 91% were approved, with an average decision time of 65 days.
This is slightly above the national average of approximately 87%, indicating a broadly favourable planning environment near Ridgewood.
At 65 days on average, decisions near Ridgewood slightly exceed the 8-week statutory target for minor applications, though this is common across many councils.
The most common application types near Ridgewood were discharge of conditions (41), full planning applications (27), tree works (21).
In terms of development scale, 7 large-scale (major) developments, 14 medium-scale applications, 85 smaller schemes were submitted. The high volume of major applications indicates significant development pressure in the area, which may interest property developers and investors.
2 planning appeals were lodged, of which 0 were allowed and 2 were dismissed (0% success rate). This low success rate indicates that the council's refusal decisions are generally upheld by the Planning Inspectorate.
Application Outcomes
- Approved: 82 applications
- Refused: 7 applications
- Withdrawn: 1 application
- Awaiting decision: 16 applications
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