What's New

Contained on this page are details of any new pages added or substantially altered during the last couple of months.

Title of new page/document	Description	Date added
Amended Building Regulation fees (pdf)	Amended Building Regulation Fees incorporating the change to VAT effective from 1st December	1st December 2008
Adoption Statement for the Wealden Design Guide	Wealden District Council's Adoption Statement for the Wealden Design Guide as a Supplementary Planning Document.	11th November 2008
Affordable Housing Protocol (pdf)	This Council is keen to promote the Development Team Approach for all significant development schemes and as part of this initiative has developed an Affordable Housing Protocol that brings together Developmers, Officers and elected Members.	11th November 2008
Strategic Flood Risk Assessment	Report prepared for Eastbourne and Wealden Councils	11th November 2008
Eastbourne Hailsham Triangle - Towards a Master Plan: Economic Strategy and Spatial Scenarios	Report by GVA Grimley	31st October 2008
BT Payphone consultation - Final decision	Wealden District Council's final decision to BT's proposal to remove 44 telephone boxes within the Wealden District Area	20th October 2008
Wealden Design Guide - Supplementary Planning Document	The purpose of the Guide is to encourage a higher standard of design for development within the District.	3rd October 2008
BT Payphone consultation - Draft decision	Wealden District Council's draft decision to BT's proposal to remove 44 telephone boxes within the Wealden District Area	24th September 2008
Permitted Development Rights	From 1st October 2008 amendments to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (GDPO) come into effect.	19th September 2008
Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA)	Submit your potential new housing site to be included in the SHLAA.	August 2008
New Planning Fees Downloadable pdf	New Planning Fees come into effect from 6th April 2008	31st March 2008
Introduction of new National Standard Planning Application Forms	Downloadable copies of the new National Standard Planning Application Form	7th March 2008
New Building Regulation Fees (pdf)	New Building Regulation Fees that come into effect from 1st April 2008	7th March 2008
Monitoring of S106 Legal Agreements	Details of S106 Legal Agreement monitoring in relation to Planning Applications	29th February 2008
Competent Persons Register	Register of Glazing and Electrical Works undertaken by registered companies	23rd January 2008
Local Validation Requirements	Details of Wealden District Councils local validation requirements for planning applications	18th January 2008
Information on Conjoined appeals in Uckfield	Information regarding the applications being heard at the Inquiry for these conjoined appeals in the Uckfield area. These pages include all the documents submitted relating to the applications.	10th December 2007
Information Schedule for Personal Search Companies	A schedule giving details of how to find information contained on the CON 29 Form.	4th December 2007
1APP	Update relating to the introduction of the Standard Application Form (1APP), the implementation date for mandatory use of which has been deferred to 6th April 2008	31st August 2007
Consultation on the Wealden Design Guide	The overall purpose of the Guide is to encourage a higher standard of design for development within the District.	31st August 2007
Updates to the Issues and Options Consultation Paper	Important updates to paragraphs in the Issue and Options Consultation Paper	31st July 2007
Changes to the CON 29 Forms	Details of the changes to the CON 29 forms as from 1st August 2007	31st July 2007
Housing Land Strategy	A summary of Housing Land Supply in Wealden	19th July 2007
Core Strategy	Consultation on the Core Strategy Issues and Options	29th June 2007
Guidance Note on Renewable Energy	The need for planning permission for domestic renewable energy installations for houses only	29th June 2007
Housing Land Study	This report represents a 'snapshot' of the monitoring position as at 1st April 2006	29th June 2007
Public Access Strategy 54kb	Information on ways of contacting the Planning department The department has a Public Access Strategy detailing out how information can be acquiried and enquiries made.	5th April 2007
DTZ presentation of Housing Market Assessment of Wealden and Eastbourne Area (2985kb)	Wealden District Council is working with Eastbourne Borough Council and DTZ Consultants to undertake a Housing Market Assessment of the Wealden and Eastbourne area. This will assist the Council's in developing Housing Strategy and in providing a basis for Local Development Framework policies. A Stakeholder event for the North Wealden area was held at the Uckfield Civic Centre on Monday 26th March.	28th March 2007
Areas covered by Enforcement Officers	A map indicating the areas covered by the Enforcement Officers	12th February 2007
Minor Amendments to Planning Permission form (17kb) and Guidance Notes (23kb)	A new form to be completed for Minor amendments to planning permission	26th January 2007
Applications on the Web	The Planning Applications on the Web website has been relaunched. This new website has the ability to view documents in pdf, measure plans and also includes documents regarding Building Control, Enforcement and Tree Preservation Orders	24th January 2007
Discharge of Conditions form 15kb	A form to be completed for eachl condition requiring to be discharged following issue of a planning permission	18th January 2007
Local List of Buildings of Note	Information on a new initiative to identify a 'Local List' of buildings that are not on the Statutory List of Listed Buildings	7th November 2006
Rotherfield Conservation Area - Article 4(2) Direction	Information regarding the recently confirmed Article 4(2) Direction now covering the Rotherfield Conservation Area and the impact this has on Local Residents	7th November 2006
Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) Consultation	Further consultation opportunity on the SCI which has been revised following the comments received in June/July 2006.	16th October 2006
Form PA10 - Guidance for the Sustainability Checklist 19kb	Guidance notes for PA9 - Sustainability Checklist.	9th October 2006
Form PA9 - Sustainability Checklist 16kb	Additional information is now required when submitting a planning application.	9th October 2006
Interactive Non-Statutory Wealden Local Plan (link to external website)	A map-based Interactive system. This enables users locate maps by postcode and identify the relevant policies. Links are then available to the full policy text.	13th September 2006
Building Regulations Advisory Committee - Annual Report 2005 204kb (link to external website)	Department for Communities & Local Government - Building Regulations Advisory Committee (BRAC): Annual Report 2005	25th August 2006
Form PA8 - Design & Access Statements 38kb	Information regarding Design & Access Statements that needs to be submitted with certain Planning Application submitted after 10th August 2006	7th August 2006
Draft Statement of Community Involvement	Document seeking views about how the public should be involved in the preparation of planning policy documents or consulted on planning applications.	16th June 2006
Planning Enforcement Strategy 100kb	Strategy that is followed for Planning Enforcement	7th June 2006
Building Regulation Fees 82kb	New Building Regulation fees come into effect from 1st July 2006	30th May 2006
Development Control Improvement Plan 176kb	This Improvement Plan for the Development Control Service sets out how the Authority, both at operational level and higher policy level, will meet and exceed standards of performance which the Government and the Council have identified as necessary for a good Planning Authority.	28th February 2006
Non-Statutory Wealden Local Plan Interim Guide for Development Control	Downloadable documents	3rd February 2006
Pay Online for your Planning and Building Control Applications	Online payments for submitted Planning and Building Control applications via the Council's secure web pages	15th December 2005
Submit Planning Applications Online	Submit Planning Applications Online via the Planning Portal	November 2005
Draft Wealden Local Plan	Updated situation regarding the Judicial Review related to the production of the Draft Wealden Local Plan	3rd November 2005
Online Mapping	An online mapping system to allow data to be viewed against map backgrounds. All Planning Applications back to 1993 can be viewed in this way, as well as other Council related data.	7th October 2005
Revised Planning Application Forms	The general forms used for submitting Planning Applications have been revised and new guidance notes added. There have also been new forms created for Householder Applications.	August 2005
Boiler information sheet (PDF file)	Guidance from ODPM regarding installation of boilers	June 2005
Revised CLOPUD application forms (PDF file)	Application for proposed use/development.	May 2005
Planning Application Fees (PDF file) PF1	Summary of planning application fees from 1st April 2005	April 2005
Housing Estate Design (PDF file)	Housing Estate Design is essential reading for developers, architects and builders in Wealden. It aims to promote high quality design in new housing developments in the District and create more attractive places in which to live and visit. The document has recently been adopted by the Council as supplementary planning guidance and highlights some of the factors that will be taken into account in determining planning applications for new residential developments.	9th February 2005