Sparrow's Green, East Sussex Planning Applications
Recent planning applications near Sparrow's Green, East Sussex.
East Sussex · England · settlement
Planning applications in Sparrow's Green are administered by Rother District Council. View the full Rother District Council planning applications page for approval rates and decision timelines.
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Town Insights
Property Prices
Average property sale price: £601,872 (based on 50 recent transactions from HM Land Registry).
Area Information
- Admin district: Rother
- Parliamentary constituency: Bexhill and Battle
- LSOA: Rother 001F
Crime Statistics
0 crimes reported in 2026-05.
Flood Risk
No active flood warnings near Sparrow's Green.
Keyword Scorecard
Planning constraint analysis based on the last 24 months of applications near Sparrow's Green.
- 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 Sparrow's Green based on the last 24 months of planning data.
Nearby Applications
41 planning applications found near Sparrow's Green.
- - 3 THE MARLPIT, DURGATES, WADHURST, TN5 6UP
TO BUILD A DECK IN THE BACK GARDEN WHERE A SHED HAS RECENTLY BEEN DISMANTLED. THE GARDEN IS TIERED SO THE DECK STARTS AT GROUND LEVEL AND PROTRUDES OUT LEVEL. IT MEASURES 3400MM LONG BY 4100MM WIDE.
Status: Undecided | Type: Full | Council: Wealden | Date: 2026-06-02
View full details - - HOLLY BANK, TURNERS GREEN LANE, TURNERS GREEN, WADHURST, TN5 6TS
PROPOSED VEHICULAR ACCESS GATES AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS GATE
Status: Undecided | Type: Full | Council: Wealden | Date: 2026-04-09
View full details - - ORCHARD HOUSE, TURNERS GREEN, TN5 6TU
SINGLE STOREY FRONT EXTENSION
Status: Permitted | Type: Full | Council: Wealden | Date: 2026-03-13
View full details - - CLEMENTS COTTAGE, SOUTH VIEW ROAD, SPARROWS GREEN, WADHURST, TN5 6TW
REMOVAL OF EXISTING GARAGE, CONSERVATORY AND GREENHOUSE. PROPOSED SIDE AND REAR EXTENSIONS INCLUDING ALTERATIONS TO FENESTRATION TO EXISTING HOUSE AND TO FRONT DRIVE AREA.
Status: Undecided | Type: Full | Council: Wealden | Date: 2026-02-13
View full details - - 4 BAYHAM COURT, JONAS LANE, WADHURST, TN5 6UR
RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR ERECTION OF SHED
Status: Permitted | Type: Amendment | Council: Wealden | Date: 2026-01-30
View full details - - ROSE COTTAGE, THE MARLPIT, DURGATES, WADHURST, TN5 6UN
GROUND FLOOR REAR EXTENSION AND FRONT PORCH EXTENSION
Status: Undecided | Type: Full | Council: Wealden | Date: 2026-01-16
View full details - - GENESTA, 4 JONAS DRIVE, WADHURST, TN5 6RJ
SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSIONS AND THREE ROOF LIGHTS TO EXISTING HOUSE
Status: Permitted | Type: Full | Council: Wealden | Date: 2025-12-02
View full details - - WADHURST PRIMARY SCHOOL, SPARROWS GREEN, WADHURST TN5 6SR
REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING PVCU WINDOWS TO NEW PVCU WINDOWS
Status: Permitted | Type: Other | Council: Wealden | Date: 2025-11-04
View full details - - Wadhurst Primary School, Sparrows Green, Wadhurst TN5 6SR
Replacement of existing PVCu windows to new PVCu windows.
Status: Permitted | Type: Other | Council: East Sussex | Date: 2025-10-27
View full details - - HOLLY BANK, TURNERS GREEN LANE, TURNERS GREEN, WADHURST, TN5 6TS
APPLICATION FOR A NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO WD/2024/0941/F (PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR REAR, FRONT AND CARPORT EXTENSIONS, LOFT CONVERSION WITH DORMERS, INTERNAL ALTERATIONS, FLOOR PLAN REDESIGN AND ALL AS
Status: Permitted | Type: Amendment | Council: Wealden | Date: 2025-10-23
View full details - - FARTHINGS, BALACLAVA LANE, WADHURST, TN5 6EH
REMOVAL OF THE EXISTING CHIMNEY; EXTENSION OF FIRST FLOOR ACCOMMODATION OVER EXISTING GARAGE; INFILL CORNER EXTENSION; NEW ROOFLIGHTS; ADDITION OF SOLAR PANELS ON REAR ROOFSLOPE; EXTENSION AND REBUILD
Status: Permitted | Type: Full | Council: Wealden | Date: 2025-08-04
View full details - - HOMEDENE, HOLLYDENE ROAD, WADHURST, TN5 6TT
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITIONS 2 AND 3 ATTACHED TO WD/2023/0948/F
Status: Permitted | Type: Conditions | Council: Wealden | Date: 2025-04-23
View full details - - 2 HILLHOUSE COTTAGES, HIGH STREET, WADHURST TN5 6AA
REDUCE CROWN OF ONE OAK TREE BY UP TO 3M ALL ROUND BACK TO SECONDARY GROWTH POINTS SUBJECT TO REGULATIONS, DESIGNATED WADHURST CONSERVATION AREA MAY 1998/MARCH 2017
Status: Permitted | Type: Trees | Council: Wealden | Date: 2024-12-17
View full details - - 1 THE GABLES, COCKMOUNT LANE, WADHURST, TN5 6UG
APPLICATION FOR A NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO WD/2024/1482/F (SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION WITH OTHER MINOR ALTERATIONS). FOR THE REMOVAL OF NEW WINDOW TO FRONT ELEVATION, REMOVAL OF SIDE ACCESS DOOR TO
Status: Permitted | Type: Amendment | Council: Wealden | Date: 2024-11-18
View full details - - WHINFELL, TURNERS GREEN ROAD, TURNERS GREEN, WADHURST, TN5 6TR
REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING WINDOWS AND DOORS. SLIGHT ALTERATION TO STRUCTURAL OPENING.
Status: Permitted | Type: Full | Council: Wealden | Date: 2024-11-01
View full details - - SOMMERVILLE, DURGATES, WADHURST, TN5 6DF
DEMOLITION OF CONSERVATORY, PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR REAR EXTENSION, INTERNAL ALTERATIONS AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS.
Status: Permitted | Type: Full | Council: Wealden | Date: 2024-08-02
View full details - - 1 FULLER CLOSE, WADHURST, TN5 6HY
PROPOSED REAR AND SIDE SINGLE-STOREY EXTENSION.
Status: Permitted | Type: Full | Council: Wealden | Date: 2023-10-27
View full details - - 1-13 GREAT DURGATES CLOSE, STATION ROAD, WADHURST, TN5 6RT
CROWN REDUCE 1X YEW TREE (T2) BY 1-2M BACK TO PREVIOUS PRUNING POINTS WITHIN TREE PRESERVATION ORDER (WADHURST) NO 59, 1989
Status: Permitted | Type: Trees | Council: Wealden | Date: 2023-07-20
View full details - - WAR MEMORIAL AND JARDIN D'AUBERS, HIGH STREET, WADHURST
REMOVE UNKNOWN TREE SUBJECT TO REGULATIONS DESIGNATED WADHURST CONSERVATION AREA OCTOBER 1971/MAY 1998/ MARCH 2017
Status: Permitted | Type: Trees | Council: Wealden | Date: 2023-03-02
View full details - - POND HOUSE, HIGH STREET, WADHURST, TN5 6AA
DISMANTLE AN EXISTING UNSAFE BOUNDARY WALL AND REBUILD IN REUSED BRICKS AND BRICKS TO MATCH.
Status: Permitted | Type: Full | Council: Wealden | Date: 2022-07-18
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A brief summary of Sparrow's Green in East Sussex
Sparrow's Green is a settlement located in East Sussex, England.
Property prices in Sparrow's Green show an average sale price of £601,872, 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 Sparrow's Green a particularly low-crime area.
Sparrow's Green has 2 conservation areas within its boundaries: Pell Green, Wadhurst. Planning applications within or near these conservation areas 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 Sparrow's Green includes 20 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, Sparrow's Green 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 Sparrow's Green
In the last 24 months, 58 planning applications were submitted near Sparrow's Green. Of these, 88% were approved, with an average decision time of 53 days.
This is slightly above the national average of approximately 87%, indicating a broadly favourable planning environment near Sparrow's Green.
The average decision time of 53 days is within the government's 8-week statutory target for minor applications, indicating an efficient planning department.
The most common application types near Sparrow's Green were full planning applications (21), discharge of conditions (15), listed building and heritage (8). Full planning applications account for 36% 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, 11 medium-scale applications, 46 smaller schemes were submitted.
2 planning appeals were lodged, of which 1 was allowed and 1 was dismissed (50% success rate). This relatively high appeal success rate suggests that the local authority may be refusing some applications that the Planning Inspectorate considers acceptable.
Application Outcomes
- Approved: 37 applications
- Refused: 2 applications
- Withdrawn: 3 applications
- Awaiting decision: 16 applications
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