Land North Of Mill Road, Hailsham

1. 1.The proposed existing building is not of sound construction and would not be capable of conversion without significant changes. Furthermore, the rendering of the building would be out of keeping with the buildings character and the surrounding area. It would therefore be contrary to rural exception saved policy DC7 and EN27. The proposed new building, by reason of its location within the site, combined with its design and form, would result in visually unconsolidated development, out of character with the area. Furthermore, the private storage use proposed is not subject to local or national development plan policy support and would represent an unjustified development outside of any defined settlement boundary, with no benefits to outweigh this. The development is therefore contrary to adopted policies and guidance, having regard to the provisions of Saved Policies GD2, EN1, EN27, DC7 of the Wealden Local Plan 1998 and SPO1 and WCS14 of the Wealden Core Strategy Local Plan 2013, along with Policy HAIL D1 of the Hailsham Neighbourhood Plan (2018 – 2028), and coupled with paragraphs 8, 11, 135 and 139 of the National Planning Policy Framework.
2. 2.The site is within an impact risk zone and river catchment area for the Pevensey Levels, a Special Area of Conservation (SAC), Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and Ramsar Site. The submissions fail to provide sufficient information to fully assess impact development with regard to surface water run-off (volume and treatment) arising from the development, and hydrological connection to watercourse that flows to the Pevensey Levels. As a result, the application does not adequately demonstrate the development and likely significant effects, alone or in combination, on the nature conservation site cannot be ruled out at this stage. As such, the application as submitted gives rise to conflict with Policies SPO1, WCS12 and WC14 of the adopted Wealden Core Strategy Local Plan (2013) EN15 of the Wealden Local Plan 1998, HAIL GS3 of the Hailsham Neighbourhood Plan and paragraphs 187 and 193 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2024. pdnRS.docx 3.

From the council's decision notice.

Application type

Full

Scale / size

Medium

Parish

Hailsham

Date validated

26 February 2025

Consultation expiry

3 April 2025

Consultation start

13 March 2025

Consultation end

3 April 2025

Target decision date

30 May 2025

Committee meeting

15 May 2026

Agent address

Lewis & Co Planning 2 Port Hall Road Brighton BN1 5PD

Statutory period

93 days

Site notice start

13 March 2025

Documents

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