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21 Vicarage Field, Hailsham, BN27 1BE

WD/2024/0120/DCDistrict Council ApplicationPermitted

Proposal

CHANGE OF USE FROM SUI GENERIS TO CLASS E.

Received
17 January 2024
Decided
22 March 2024 · Approval
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Hailsham Central
Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

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  1. Received17 Jan
  2. Validated17 Jan
  3. Consult.28 Feb
  4. Target29 Mar
  5. Decided22 Mar

Decided in 65 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Wealden98% of other applications approved

This is a planning application for a change of use at 21 VICARAGE FIELD, HAILSHAM, BN27 1BE. Wealden has handled 387 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 28 days. This one was decided in 65 days, 5 weeks longer than Wealden's median. The site is in 8 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 41 applications across Hailsham Central. We hold 1,557 applications in total for the BN27 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
WD/2024/0120/DC
Address
21 VICARAGE FIELD, HAILSHAM, BN27 1BE
Postcode
BN27 1BE
Local Authority
Wealden
Application Type
District Council Application
Scale / Size
Medium
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decision Issued
Ward
Hailsham Central
Parish
Hailsham

Applicant & Agent

Applicant Address
Council Offices Vicarage Lane Hailsham East Sussex BN27 2AX
Agent Address
Council Offices Vicarage Lane Hailsham East Sussex BN27 2AX

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
17 January 2024
Consultation Expiry
28 February 2024
Target Decision Date
29 March 2024
Date Decided
22 March 2024
Date Validated
17 January 2024
Date Submitted
17 January 2024
Consultation Start
7 February 2024
Consultation End
28 February 2024
Committee Meeting
21 March 2024

Planning Decision

Decision
Approval
Decided By
Committee
Statutory Period
72 days

Publicity

Site Notice Start
7 February 2024
Site Notice End
28 February 2024

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
12
Coordinates
50.863850, 0.259920
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Wealden

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Hailsham Consevation AreaPart of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: Hailsham War MemorialOn or next to this site · +1 more
  • Brownfield land register: First Floor 31-33 & 41-43 Vicarage Field, 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 (19)

flood storage areas, 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

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© 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.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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