Council considers declaration of Climate Emergency
Wealden Council is considering whether to publicly declare a Climate Emergency.
New Uckfield College starts going up
The first part of the new Uckfield College has been put in place.
Examination of Wealden Local Plan begins next week
The first stage of the Examination in Public of Wealden’s Local Plan begins on Tuesday (May 21).
Plans for semi-detached homes in Buxted
Plans have been submitted to build a pair of semi-detached homes on land in Buxted currently used to store gas bottles and as parking for employees and visitors to the George Rose shop on High Street.
Town council objects to plan to build house in Manor Park garden
Uckfield Town Council and neighbours have objected to plans to build a new house in the garden of 23 Montacute Way, on Manor Park Estate.
Old Blackboys pub could be turned into homes
Plans have been submitted to turn offices in Blackboys – once The Crown Inn – into six homes.
Uckfield College: Temporary traffic bans for Downsview Crescent?
Construction of new Uckfield College buildings could see temporary parking restrictions imposed on Downsview Crescent.
Snatts Road: Objections to homes plan
Plans to build four houses on a site along Snatts Road, Uckfield, have received a setback.
Plans to demolish dilapidated cottages resurrected
Plans to demolish two dilapidated cottages in Eastbourne Road, Framfield, and build a new house on the High Cross Estate at Palehouse Common have been resurrected.
Former Maidens Head: ‘Don’t extinguish any hopes of hotel return’
Changes planned for one of Uckfield’s most prominent and historic buildings – once the Maidens Head – will hinder any hopes for its return to its traditional use as an hotel, it was claimed this week.
Fencing goes up around Uckfield College building site
Fencing has gone up around land at Uckfield College as preparations are made for redevelopment of the site.
Plans submitted for new hall and sports pavilion in Hadlow Down
Plans have been submitted to demolish a sports pavilion at Hadlow Down and build a community hall incorporating a new pavilion next to the old footprint.
‘Unsound’ Temple Grove planning decision is overturned
Permission to build five houses on land opposite the Temple Grove Care Home in Five Ash Down has been withdrawn nearly a year after being approved.
House plan for land on The Belfry site
Planning permission is being sought to build a single house in the garden of The Belfry, a Grade II Listed Victorian property in New Town, Uckfield.
Wealden Council submits Local Plan for scrutiny
Wealden Council has submitted its Local Plan to the Planning Inspectorate and expects it to be examined in public later this year.
Conversion plan for new Uckfield house
A garage of a house which was only occupied for the first time last year in Hempstead Road may be converted.
OBJECT: Tesco/Timpson Uckfield plan meets wall of opposition
Uckfield Town Council is formally objecting to a plan by Timpson to site a shoe repair, key cutting and dry cleaning kiosk at Tesco.
More affordable homes for Wealden area
Plans for Wealden District Council to add 214 new, affordable homes to its stock over the next four years have cleared a major hurdle.
Wealden refuses plan to replace Uckfield signal box steps with galvanised metal
Wealden Council has refused permission for wooden steps at Uckfield signal box to be replaced with a galvanised staircase.
Permission given for Hadlow Down house to be converted to four homes
Planning permission has been given for a residential care home at Hadlow Down to be extended and converted to form four domestic dwellings.