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• Application Number -

  Enter the application number in one of the following formats:
• Planning - WD/2005/1234 - do not include the suffix EG. /F
  (please note: all application numbers now have four digit years eg. 2007)
• Building Control - F/056/0001
• Enforcement - C/2005/0010
• Tree Preservation Orders - TPO/2007/0001. For TPO's prior to 2007 you are advised to use the address field

Address -

Enter part of the address/location when the application number is not known. Please note: entering minimal address information is more likely to obtain successful search results. Do not use the postcode.
EG. Rose Cottage OR Church Street OR Crowborough. It is not advisable to enter the full postal address.

• Proposal -

  Searches can be done on part of the proposal for Planning and Building Control Applications, Breach description for Enforcements or Species description for Tree Preservation Orders. A combination of all fields can be used to narrow search results. Examples of proposals to enter:
• Planning - Porch or Dormer or Stable or Conservatory
• Building Control - Loft or Garage or Dwelling
• Enforcement - Storage or Car repairs or Sign
• Tree Preservation Order - Oak or Beech or Pine

• Parish -

  Use the drop down list to select the required parish EG. Chiddingly. To display information for all parishes select 'All Parishes'.

• Decision -

  Select from the drop down list the required decision type EG. Approval, or 'All decisions' to display all types of decision.

• Agent -

  Enter the surname of an agent EG. Smith, to find all applications submitted by agents of this name.

This maybe due to the following:-

• You have incorrectly keyed in the application number
• You have tried to enter too much detail in the address field. Please refine your search by reducing this to, for example, the house name or road
• The details which you are looking for have yet to be scanned
• If the application was available to view but you can no longer find it, this will be due to the application being made incomplete owing to the planning officer requiring further information from the applicant. You will be notified again in writing when the application is made complete.

The absence of any results arising from this search does not necessarily mean that there is no record available. It is, therefore, recommended that you check with the Council for Confirmation of this by emailing planning@wealden.gov.uk

• The following are relevant issues to comment on:

• whether the proposed use is a suitable one for the area
• whether the appearance and size of a new building is in keeping with its neighbours and the surrounding area
• whether the external alterations to an existing building are in character
• whether any neighbouring property will suffer any overshadowing, overlooking or loss of privacy
• whether there will be any increase in noise and disturbance, for example from the movement of any extra traffic
• whether new public buildings have satisfactory access for the disabled
• whether new access road and vehicle parking areas will be safe for road users and pedestrians
• whether, in the case of an application for an advertisement, the proposed sign is too large, unsightly and/or is likely to give rise to any highway safety issues
• whether a public footpath is affected
• whether there is any visual impact upon the landscape ie. loss of trees and hedgerows
• whether the proposal conflicts with the Council's planning policies

• The following are not considered to be relevant issues to comment on:

• loss of view
• boundary and other disputes between neighbours eg. private rights of way, conflicts with covenants
• loss of trade from individual competing businesses
• loss of property value

Please be aware that any representations received must be made available for public inspection, (in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government Access to Information Act (1985) and this means that the Council cannot treat any comments made on a planning application as confidential. Any comments you make will form part of the background papers to the planning application and will be available for public inspection both on the planning file and on the Internet. Please see the Copyright, Disclaimer and Personal Data section under Navigation for more details

• Consultations in Progress -

  this means that any Statutory consultees are in the process of being contacted to seek their comments on a planning application. In addition, consultations with adjoining owners who may be affected by the planning application will also be sought.

• Re-Consultations in Progress -

  Statutory consultees together with adjoining owners who are affected by the planning application are being re-consulted on the application, e.g. on amended plans which have been submitted.

• Amended Plans -

  changes have been made to the existing plans/drawings which have been submitted to the Council for consideration.
• Recommendation Made - the Planning Officer has made his/her recommendation on the application to be considered for either delegation or to be reported to the relevant Development Control Sub-Committee, the date of which is shown in the Committee/Delegation Date field.

• Decision Issued -

  the Council's formal notice of decision has been issued - see "Decision" for the result.

• Appeal Lodged -

  an appeal has been lodged with the Planning Inspectorate regarding this application.
• Appeal Decision Issued - the Planning Inspectorate has issued a decision regarding the appeal.

This will enable you to register your details on this website. You will need to complete the form, an email will then be sent to the email address given. To activate the account you will then need to click on the link provided in the email.

Once registered you will then be able to indicate an interest against one or more applications, so that you can receive email alerts when new information is added against your chosen application(s). You can also de-register if you no longer wish to receive alerts.

Please note: You only need to login into the system when you wish to register an interest/de-register against an application.

The measuring tool program allows you to calculate distances, areas and angles from scanned scaled drawings. The program can be opened after selecting view associated documents and will be located under relevant thumbnail images. For details see the help page within the measuring tool program.

When Viewing Documents an Error Message occurs - press the back button on the browser toolbar and try to open the document again by double clicking on the thumbnail image or clicking on View as PDF or View as Tiff. If the problem still occurs please email planning@wealden.gov.uk giving us details of the application number and the problem.

Are you a Firefox User? - we are aware that you may have difficulties with viewing certain pages and we apologise for the inconvenience this is causing. This matter is being investigated and we will try to rectify this as soon as possible.

No option for Opening or Saving documents ? - If you're a Firefox user, you may incur problems with opening/saving documents. It is being investigated. For the time being you may wish to use an alternative browser.

Nothing happens when you click on View Map ? - your pop-ups are being blocked and, depending upon your browser, you will need to look under Tools on the Toolbar to try and resolve this problem.

Cannot send any Comments on an Application? -

• This could be due to the consultation date having expired. Look on the Application Details page to see the Consultation Expiry date
• If you are a Firefox user, a box may be covering the name field - we are aware of this and looking to resolve the problem
• Have you filled in all the mandatory fields which are marked with an asterix?

If the application does not have a decision then you can email your comments to planning@wealden.gov.uk

By clicking on the View Location Map button, this will open a new window to display the Council's Online Mapping System. This will display an Ordnance Survey map showing an approximate location of the planning application (a blue dot with a red circle around) in relation to the area. Also listed will be details of the planning application. By clicking on the blue dot, this will provide details of other planning applications on the site.

The scale of the map can be changed by clicking on the icons to zoom in and zoom out.

If a new window does not open, then please visit the Current Problems" and "Nothing happens when you click on View Location Map" help section.