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

WD/2026/0111/MAJ - Major Application - Full Approved

Proposal

Erection of a new lower school building for years 7 and 8 with PV panels to the roof Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
20 Jan 2026
Approved
21 Apr 2026

Approved on 21 Apr 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 12 Sept 2026

Documents 69

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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
Major Application - Full
Postcode
BN27 3QH
Received
20 Jan 2026
Validated
20 Jan 2026
Ward
Arlington
Parish
Arlington
Case officer
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Target decision
21 Apr 2026
Decision
Approval
Decision date
21 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Miller Bourne Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 91 days from validation, 37 days slower than Wealden's median of 54 for full applications. Approved, as 86% of full applications here are.

71%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
473decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
6 Feb 2026
Comments by
27 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
6 Feb 2026
Wealden
Planning Authority Score
4.2/10
Below average
#188 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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