Wadhurst Fire Station, High Street, Wadhurst, TN5 6BX Data via plota.co.uk

WD/2026/1559/F - Full Allocated to Officer

Proposal

Replacement of 3 no. existing antennas with 6 no. new antennas, the installation of 15 no. ers and 2 no. dishes, and ancillary development thereto. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
13 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 8 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 6 Oct 2026, from Wealden's recent full applications. Comments are open until 15 Sept 2026.

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Site constraints 4

High Weald National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Wadhurst 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
Full
Postcode
TN5 6BX
Received
13 Aug 2026
Validated
13 Aug 2026
Ward
Frant & Wadhurst
Parish
Wadhurst
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Causeway Telecoms Planning

Decision outlook

Day 32 of the 56-day target. Wealden usually decides full applications by day 54.

Day 3224 days to the 56-day target
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
24 Aug 2026
Comments by
15 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
24 Aug 2026
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