Wadhurst, East Sussex Planning Applications
Recent planning applications near Wadhurst, East Sussex.
East Sussex · England · settlement
Planning applications in Wadhurst are administered by Wealden District Council. View the full Wealden District Council planning applications page for approval rates and decision timelines.
About Wadhurst
Wadhurst is a charming market town located in East Sussex, England, serving as the focal point of the civil parish of Wadhurst, which encompasses the hamlets of Cousley Wood and Tidebrook. The town's community ties extend internationally through its twinning with Aubers in France, making it a unique area for potential planning applications that reflect both local heritage and community development.
Population: 4,915 (2021) · Area: 40.1 km²
District: Wealden
Website: http://www.wadhurst.info/
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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 Wadhurst.
Keyword Scorecard
Planning constraint analysis based on the last 24 months of applications near Wadhurst.
- 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 Wadhurst based on the last 24 months of planning data.
Nearby Applications
378 planning applications found near Wadhurst.
- - PHARMACY CHAMBERS, HIGH STREET, WADHURST, TN5 6AP
USE OF BUILDING ESTIMATED TO HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED IN THE LATE 1980S AS B8-STORAGE SPACE FOR THE ADJACENT CLOTHES SHOP JACKIE MARTEL (SINCE JUNE 2001) AND BY THE PHARMACY PRIOR TO THIS.
Status: Undecided | Type: Amendment | Council: Wealden | Date: 2026-06-02
View full details - - THE BARN, BLACKSMITHS LANE, WADHURST, TN5 6DN
PROPOSED REMOVAL OF THE EXISTING EAST-FACING CATSLIDE ROOF AND DORMER, WITH EXTENSION OF THE ROOF TO ALIGN WITH THE EXISTING RIDGE HEIGHT, EAVES LINE AND GABLET TO FORM AN ENLARGED ROOF FORM. CONSTRUC
Status: Undecided | Type: Full | Council: Wealden | Date: 2026-03-18
View full details - - STONE CROSS HOUSE, LOWER HIGH STREET, WADHURST, TN5 6LP
INSTALLATION OF 18 PANEL ROOF MOUNTED SOLAR ARRAY.
Status: Permitted | Type: Outline | Council: Wealden | Date: 2026-01-08
View full details - - CHURCH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL, CHURCH STREET, WADHURST, TN5 6AR
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITIONS 4 AND 6 ATTACHED TO WD/2025/0276/F
Status: Permitted | Type: Conditions | Council: Wealden | Date: 2025-12-18
View full details - - BROADWATER LODGE, 10A STONE CROSS ROAD, WADHURST, TN5 6LR
VARIATION OF CONDITION 2 OF WD/2024/2518/F (DEMOLITION OF DETACHED DOUBLE GARAGE TO EXISTING PROPERTY AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW DOUBLE GARAGE, AND ERECTION OF TWO DETACHED HOUSES) TO ALLOW FOR CHANGES T
Status: Permitted | Type: Conditions | Council: Wealden | Date: 2025-11-24
View full details - - SUNNYSIDE, LOWER HIGH STREET, WADHURST, TN5 6AT
INTERNAL WORKS INCLUDING REPLACEMENT KITCHEN, BATHROOM AND WCs, REMOVAL OF THE 1970s INTERNAL PLASTIC GLAZING AND BOARDING BETWEEN KITCHEN AND ORIGINAL BATHROOM, AND REMOVAL OF STUD WALLS IN TWENTIETH
Status: Undecided | Type: Heritage | Council: Wealden | Date: 2025-11-14
View full details - - BROADWATER LODGE, 10A STONE CROSS ROAD, WADHURST, TN5 6LR
APPLICATION FOR A NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO WD/2024/2518/F (DEMOLITION OF DETACHED DOUBLE GARAGE TO EXISTING PROPERTY AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW DOUBLE GARAGE, AND ERECTION OF TWO DETACHED HOUSES.) PHASE
Status: Permitted | Type: Amendment | Council: Wealden | Date: 2025-11-10
View full details - - BROADWATER LODGE, 10A STONE CROSS ROAD, WADHURST, TN5 6LR
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITIONS 4, 5, 6 AND 8 ATTACHED TO WD/2024/2518/F (APPEAL REF APP/C1435/W/25/3361593).
Status: Permitted | Type: Conditions | Council: Wealden | Date: 2025-10-24
View full details - - 1 OAKWOOD WAY, WADHURST, TN5 6FJ
CONVERSION OF GARAGE INTO LIVING ROOM AND UTILITY ROOM, EXTENSION OVER EXISTING GARAGE TO CREATE A BEDROOM WITH TWO DORMERS.
Status: Permitted | Type: Full | Council: Wealden | Date: 2025-08-20
View full details - - KINGSLEY COURT, LOWER HIGH STREET, WADHURST TN5 6AU
REDUCE CROWN OF TWO FIELD MAPLES BY 30% SUBJECT TO REGULATIONS DESIGNATED WADHURST CONSERVATION AREA
Status: Permitted | Type: Trees | Council: Wealden | Date: 2025-06-16
View full details - - 8 WALTERS COTTAGES, WADHURST, TN5 6BG
REPLACE CAR PORT STRUCTURE WITH DOUBLE GARAGE
Status: Permitted | Type: Full | Council: Wealden | Date: 2025-04-17
View full details - - THE BARN, BLACKSMITHS LANE, WADHURST, TN5 6DN
PARTIAL REMOVAL OF THE EXISTING GARDEN WALL. INSTALLATION OF NEW DRIVEWAY FOR UP TO TWO CARS INCLUDING PEDESTRIAN VISIBILITY SPLAYS. NEW MOBILITY ACCESS TO THE PROPERTY TO ALLOW FOR ACCESSIBLE AND DIG
Status: Rejected | Type: Full | Council: Wealden | Date: 2025-03-04
View full details - - CHURCH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL, CHURCH STREET, WADHURST, TN5 6AR
ENLARGEMENT OF SEMI-UNDERGROUND BOILER ROOM TO NORTH OF CHURCH; LOCATION OF TWO AIR-SOURCE HEAT PUMPS AT NORTH WALL OF NORTH TRANSEPT OF CHURCH, AND ASSOCIATED SCREENING AND RETAINING WALL; OPENING OF
Status: Permitted | Type: Full | Council: Wealden | Date: 2025-02-06
View full details - - THE OLD POSTHOUSE, HIGH STREET, WADHURST, TN5 6AA
REPLACEMENT OF ONE TOP FLOOR SASH TIMBER WINDOW THAT IS BEYOND REPAIR
Status: Permitted | Type: Heritage | Council: Wealden | Date: 2025-01-21
View full details - - BELMONT SURGERY, 1 ST JAMES SQUARE, WADHURST, TN5 6BJ
INTERNAL RECONFIGURATION OF THE SECOND FLOOR, TO FORM NEW ADMIN HUB, OFFICE AND BEVERAGE BAY.
Status: Permitted | Type: Heritage | Council: Wealden | Date: 2025-01-09
View full details - - BROADWATER LODGE, 10A STONE CROSS ROAD, WADHURST, TN5 6LR
DEMOLITION OF DETACHED DOUBLE GARAGE TO EXISTING PROPERTY AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW DOUBLE GARAGE, AND ERECTION OF TWO DETACHED HOUSES.
Status: Rejected | Type: Full | Council: Wealden | Date: 2024-11-01
View full details - - FERMAIN, 5 STONE CROSS ROAD, WADHURST, TN5 6LR
TWO STOREY FRONT AND SIDE EXTENSION WITH PORCH.
Status: Permitted | Type: Full | Council: Wealden | Date: 2024-09-25
View full details - - CARILLION COTTAGE, HIGH STREET, WADHURST, TN5 6AA
REPLACE THE PRESENT FAILING BITUMEN ROOFING FELT ON TWO SMALL FLAT ROOFS
Status: Withdrawn | Type: Heritage | Council: Wealden | Date: 2024-09-02
View full details - - UPLANDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE, LOWER HIGH STREET, WADHURST, TN5 6AZ
REPLACE COMBUSTIBLE CLADDING TO ART & MUSIC BLOCK WITH NON-COMBUSTIBLE BRICK SLIPS AND INSULATION TO ENHANCE ENERGY EFFICIENCY. REPLACE COMBUSTIBLE AND NON-COMPLIANT TIMBER AND UPVC WINDOWS AND DOORS
Status: Permitted | Type: Full | Council: Wealden | Date: 2024-08-19
View full details - - CEDAR BANK, LOWER HIGH STREET, WADHURST, TN5 6BD
CONTINUED USE OF AREA AS CAR PARKING SPACE TO FRONT OF PROPERTY
Status: Permitted | Type: Amendment | Council: Wealden | Date: 2024-08-19
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A brief summary of Wadhurst in East Sussex
Wadhurst is a charming market town located in East Sussex, England, serving as the focal point of the civil parish of Wadhurst, which encompasses the hamlets of Cousley Wood and Tidebrook. The town's community ties extend internationally through its twinning with Aubers in France, making it a unique area for potential planning applications that reflect both local heritage and community development. The settlement has a population of approximately 4,915 (2021 estimate). It sits within the Wealden district.
Wadhurst covers an area of approximately 40.1 km². The surrounding landscape and character of the area play an important role in how planning applications are assessed by the local authority.
Property prices in Wadhurst 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 Wadhurst a particularly low-crime area.
Wadhurst has 4 conservation areas within its boundaries: No data available for publication by HE, Pell Green, Cousley Wood, 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 Wadhurst 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, Wadhurst planning applications can be searched by entering a local postcode above. Further local information can be found on the community website at http://www.wadhurst.info/. 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 Wadhurst
In the last 24 months, 40 planning applications were submitted near Wadhurst. Of these, 85% were approved, with an average decision time of 53 days.
This is broadly in line with the national average of approximately 87%. Wadhurst maintains a standard approach to planning decisions.
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 Wadhurst were full planning applications (15), listed building and heritage (8), discharge of conditions (7). Full planning applications account for 38% of all submissions, covering new builds, change of use, and works that go beyond permitted development rights.
In terms of development scale, 9 medium-scale applications, 31 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: 29 applications
- Refused: 2 applications
- Withdrawn: 3 applications
- Awaiting decision: 6 applications
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