St Bedes School, Camberlot Road, Upper Dicker, BN27 3QH Data via plota.co.uk

WD/2026/0977/NMA - Non-material amendment Approved

Proposal

Application for a non-material amendment to WD/2026/0111/MAJ (erection of a new lower school building for years 7 and 8 with PV panels to the roofst Bedes School, Camberlot Road, Upper Dicker, BN27 3QH) the removal of two windows on the north elevation of the hall and raising the head height of two windows on the eastern elevation of the hall. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
14 May 2026
Approved
21 May 2026

Approved on 21 May 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 9 Sept 2026

Associated applications 6

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Upper Dicker built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Wealden
Application type
Non-material amendment
Postcode
BN27 3QH
Received
14 May 2026
Validated
14 May 2026
Ward
Arlington
Parish
Arlington
Case officer
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Target decision
11 Jun 2026
Decision
Approval
Decision date
21 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 7 days from validation, 46 days faster than Wealden's median of 53 for extensions. Approved, as 89% of extensions here are.

76%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
504decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Wealden in the last twelve months, from validation. Wealden decision record →

Wealden
Planning Authority Score
4.2/10
Below average
#188 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Wealden ranks #132 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Wealden decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #231 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #227 of 296
69%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #132 of 296
40%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #156 of 296
66%
Minor dwellings approved
170 decided (1-9 homes)
78%
Major dwellings approved
32 decided (10+ homes)
74%
Change of use approved
82 decided
1,361
Total decisions
220 refused in the year to March 2026