The Hindlands, Eastbourne Road, Lower Willingdon, BN20 9NU

WD/2023/0664/MRMMajor Application - Reserved MattersPermitted

Reserved matters

Proposal

RESERVED MATTERS PURSUANT TO OUTLINE PERMISSION WD/2021/0594/MEA (OUTLINE APPLICATION WITH ALL MATTERS RESERVED EXCEPT FOR ACCESS (EXCLUDING INTERNAL ESTATE ROADS BEYOND THE ACCESS TO SERVE THE MEDICAL CENTRE PLOT) FOR DEMOLITION OF EXISTING VACANT DWELLING AND ERECTION OF UP TO 180 NO. DWELLINGS AND MEDICAL CENTRE TOGETHER WITH ALL PARKING, SERVICING AND ON-SITE OPEN SPACE) - APPEARANCE, LANDSCAPING, LAYOUT AND SCALE FOR THE 180 NO. NEW RESIDENTIAL UNITS.

Received: 9 March 2023
Decided: 13 November 2023 · Approval
Decision level: Planning committee
Council: Wealden District Council
Ward: Lower Willingdon

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.

ReceivedReceived9 Mar
ValidatedValidated3 Apr
Consult.Consultation7 Nov
TargetTarget Date13 Nov
DecidedDecided13 Nov

Decided in 224 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Wealden90% of outline applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is an outline application for demolition at THE HINDLANDS, EASTBOURNE ROAD, LOWER WILLINGDON, BN20 9NU. Wealden has handled 1,019 applications of this type and approves 86% of them, typically deciding them in 47 days. This one was decided in 249 days, 29 weeks longer than Wealden's median. There have been 29 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 22 applications across Lower Willingdon. We hold 345 applications in total for the BN20 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference

WD/2023/0664/MRM

Address

THE HINDLANDS, EASTBOURNE ROAD, LOWER WILLINGDON, BN20 9NU

Postcode

BN20 9NU

Local Authority

Wealden

Application Type

Major Application - Reserved Matters

Scale / Size

Large

Number of Dwellings

180

Decision Status

Permitted

Current Status

Decision Issued

Ward

Lower Willingdon

Parish

Willingdon & Jevington

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address

64-68 Brighton Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 2EN

Planning Application Dates

Date Received

9 March 2023

Consultation Expiry

7 November 2023

Target Decision Date

13 November 2023

Date Decided

13 November 2023

Date Validated

3 April 2023

Date Submitted

9 March 2023

Consultation Start

17 October 2023

Consultation End

7 November 2023

Committee Meeting

9 November 2023

Planning Decision

Decision

Approval

Decided By

Committee

Statutory Period

224 days

Publicity

Advertisement Expiry

14 May 2023

Site Notice Start

17 October 2023

Site Notice End

7 November 2023

Appeal

Additional Information

UPRN

100062248283

Documents

277

Coordinates

50.813614, 0.247798

Enriching application data

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Wealden

Track this application

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

Get email alerts near BN20

New planning applications delivered to your inbox daily.

Associated applications

Planning history at this site

20 other applications at this property, newest first.

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site

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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation 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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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

© 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 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

What's been approved on your street?

See what the council approved and refused near this address for the project you have in mind, and the rules that apply here.

Get The Signal Report

Discuss this application on r/PlanningPermissionUK

Nearby Planning Activity