Planning application
BEWL WATER, BEWLBRIDGE LANE, COUSLEY WOOD, WADHURST, TN3 8JH
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Proposal
PROPOSED SITING OF TEMPORARY STRUCTURES AND LIGHTING ASSOCIATED WITH THE HOLDING OF AN ANNUAL CHRISTMAS EVENT, FROM THE THIRD WEEK OF NOVEMBER UNTIL CHRISTMAS EVE, WITH THE SET-UP OF THE EVENT COMMENCING IN THE FIRST WEEK OF OCTOBER DURING THE YEAR IN WHICH THE EVENT IS BEING HELD AND THE SITE CLEARED DURING THE THIRD WEEK OF THE FOLLOWING JANUARY.
As published by the council, reference WD/2026/1508/MAJ
Application record
- Reference
- WD/2026/1508/MAJ
- Type
- Major Application - Full
- Status
- Allocated to Officer
- Received
- 27 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 28 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Frant & Wadhurst
- Parish
- Wadhurst
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TN3 8JH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Wealden register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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WD/2024/1895/MAJ Granted
BEWL WATER, BEWLBRIDGE LANE, COUSLEY WOOD, WADHURST, TN3 8JH
TEMPORARY PERMISSION FOR THE SITING OF BUILDINGS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HOLDING OF A CHRISTMAS EVENT FROM 1 OCTOBER 2024 TO 13 JANUARY 2025.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Jul 2026
Received by Wealden
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28 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 27 October 2026, 13 weeks from validation under the statutory target. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Wealden took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
29 documents on file for this application
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