Land At Sturton Place, Station Road, Hailsham, BN27 2AU

WD/2021/1971/MAOMajor Application - OutlineApproved

Outline / PiP

Approved on 24 July 2023

Council decision: ApprovalPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)

Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.

Proposal

OUTLINE APPLICATION FOR THE CONVERSION OF FORMER DRILL HALL TO FORM 5 RESIDENTIAL FLATS AND ASSOCIATED EXTERNAL WORKS INCLUDING REMOVAL OF MODERN EXTENSIONS AND INSERTION OF NEW DORMER WINDOWS. DEMOLITION OF REMAINING BUILDINGS AND REPLACEMENT WITH 29 NEW BUILD RESIDENTIAL FLATS AND ASSOCIATED ACCESS ALTERATIONS, CAR PARKING, REFUSE AND CYCLE STORAGE. ALL MATTERS TO BE DETERMINED EXCEPT LANDSCAPING.

Received: 26 July 2021
Decision level: Planning committee
Council: Wealden District Council
Ward: Hailsham Central

ReceivedReceived26 Jul
ValidatedValidated21 Sep
Consult.Consultation3 Aug
TargetTarget Date16 Jun
DecidedDecided24 Jul

Decided in 671 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for demolition at LAND AT STURTON PLACE, STATION ROAD, HAILSHAM, BN27 2AU. Wealden has handled 1,019 applications of this type. This one was decided in 728 days, 96 weeks longer than Wealden's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 40 applications across Hailsham Central. We hold 1,587 applications in total for the BN27 postcode area.

90% of outline applications at Wealden District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.Planning something similar? See what gets approved on your street

Application details

Postcode: BN27 2AU
Application type: Major Application - Outline
Scale / size: Large
Parish: Hailsham

Planning application dates

Date validated: 21 September 2021
Consultation expiry: 3 August 2022
Consultation start: 20 July 2022
Consultation end: 3 August 2022
Target decision date: 16 June 2023
Committee meeting: 6 October 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent address: Ridgers Barn Bunny Lane Eridge Tunbridge Wells East Sussex TN3 9HA

Planning decision

Statutory period: 633 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry: 29 October 2021
Site notice start: 20 July 2022
Site notice end: 3 August 2022

Additional information

UPRN: 100062258407
Documents: 115

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Hailsham Consevation AreaNext to the site
Brownfield land register: Sturton Place, HailshamRegister site at or near this address
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

Associated applications

2026
15 Jan
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITION 23 ATTACHED TO WD/2021/1971/MAO
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsWD/2026/0085/CD
2025
20 Oct
APPLICATION FOR A NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO WD/2021/1971/MAO
ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendmentWD/2025/2392/NMA
2023
7 Aug
RESERVED MATTERS (LANDSCAPING) PURSUANT TO OUTLINE APPLICATION WD/2021/1971/MAO
ApprovedReserved mattersRelatedWD/2023/2020/MRM
2023
28 Jul
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITIONS 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 22 ATTACHED TO WD/2021/1971/MAO
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsWD/2023/1939/CD
2023
28 Jul
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITIONS 6, 7, 8, 11, 21 ATTACHED TO WD/2021/1971/MAO
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsWD/2023/1940/CD
2023
29 Mar
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING TWO/THREE-STOREY BUILDING TO THE SOUTH OF THE SITE (KNOWN AS THE WILLOWS), OUTBUILDING…
ApprovedFullRelatedWD/2023/0858/F
2021
26 Jul
OUTLINE APPLICATION FOR THE CONVERSION OF FORMER DRILL HALL TO FORM 5 RESIDENTIAL FLATS AND ASSOCIATED…
This applicationApprovedOutlineWD/2021/1971/MAO

Source: Wealden

Track this application

Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.

Get email alerts near BN27

New planning applications delivered to your inbox daily.

Around this site

Nearby applications

Discuss this application on r/PlanningPermissionUK

For applicants and trades

Contractors near this project

Find contractors for extensions near this site

View all contractors

Planning something similar?

See what the council approved and refused for new homes on your street. Pick your home and get the evidence before you pay for drawings.

See what gets approved on your street Buying this property? Report on this address