Land Off Hackhurst Lane (North Of Greycot), Lower Dicker, Hailsham BN27 4BP
Proposal
ERECTION OF A HOLIDAY LET UNIT AND ASSOCIATED WORKS.
- Received
- 6 August 2026
- Decided
- 30 September 2026 · Refusal
- Council
- Wealden District Council
- ReceivedSubmitted6 Aug
- ValidatedValidated6 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided30 Sep
Decided in 55 days
This is a planning application at LAND OFF HACKHURST LANE (NORTH OF GREYCOT), LOWER DICKER, HAILSHAM BN27 4BP. Wealden has handled 13,393 applications of this type and approves 89% of them, typically deciding them in 57 days. This one was decided in 55 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,557 applications in total for the BN27 postcode area.
Application Details
Applicant & Agent
Planning Application Dates
Planning Decision
Why it was refused
- The proposed development would not accord with Natural England and the Forestry Commission's standing advice with regard to ancient woodland and buffer zones. Development within the buffer zone and introducing vehicular movement, fumes, and noise as well as human activity and underground utilities/plant would result in the loss of irreplaceable habitats and ecology associated with the Ancient Woodland. This development is not a wholly exceptional reason and therefore is contrary to Saved Policy EN13 of the adopted Wealden Local Plan 1998, WCS12 and WCS13 of the adopted Wealden District Council Core Strategy Local Plan 2013, and Policy HNDP 4 and 5 of the Hellingly Neighbourhood Plan, and therefore should be refused in line with paragraph N6(2) of the National Planning Policy Framework 2026.
- The introduction of the holiday let and removal of protected tree would intensify the pressure on the remaining protected trees and is not justified by the benefits of the development. This conflicts with Saved Policy EN12, EN13, EN14 of the adopted Wealden Local Plan 1998, WCS12 and WCS13 of the adopted Wealden District Council Core Strategy Local Plan 2013, and paragraph N2(1)(d) of the National Planning Policy Framework 2026.
From the council's decision notice.
Publicity
Appeal
Additional Information
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Planning constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- 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 (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.
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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 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
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