Land At Magham Oast, New Road, Hellingly, BN27 4EW
Refused on 12 March 2026
Council decision: RefusalDelegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal
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Proposal
ERECTION OF A SELF-BUILD DWELLING AND ASSOCIATED ANNEXE
- Received
- 28 October 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Wealden District Council
- Ward
- Hellingly
- ReceivedReceived28 Oct
- ValidatedValidated25 Nov
- Consult.Consultation12 Jan
- TargetTarget Date4 Feb
- DecidedDecided12 Mar
Decided in 107 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for an outbuilding at LAND AT MAGHAM OAST, NEW ROAD, HELLINGLY, BN27 4EW. Wealden has handled 5,916 applications of this type. This one was decided in 135 days, 11 weeks longer than Wealden's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 80 applications across Hellingly. We hold 1,587 applications in total for the BN27 postcode area.
86% of full applications at Wealden District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Why it was refused
- The proposed dwelling, by reason of its location and urbanising influence within the setting of the Grade II listed Magham Oast and Grade II listed Park Farmhouse would cause unacceptable harm to two designated heritage assets through the erosion of an area of existing open land that contributes to the assets' significance and the understanding and appreciation of their relationship and rural landscape setting. The proposal therefore constitutes inappropriate development within the setting of listed buildings with no public benefits to outweigh the identified harm. Accordingly, the application is contrary to Saved Policy EN1 of the Wealden Local Plan 1998; Core Policies SPO2 and SPO13 of the Wealden Core Strategy 2013 and paragraphs 8, 202, 208, 212 and 215 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2024.
- 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), policy HNDPE of the Hellingly Neighbourhood Plan (2021) and paragraphs 187 and 193 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2024.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- BN27 4EW
- Application type
- Full
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Hellingly
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 25 November 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 12 January 2026
- Consultation start
- 17 December 2025
- Consultation end
- 12 January 2026
- Target decision date
- 4 February 2026
- Committee meeting
- 12 March 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 139 Kipling Avenue Brighton BN2 6UF
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 71 days
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 12 January 2026
- Site notice start
- 17 December 2025
Additional information
- UPRN
- 100060120407
- Documents
- 37
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Listed building: Grade II: Granary and Oasthouse, Hellingly Hospital to North West of Park FarmhouseOn this site
- Ancient woodland: Hellingly Hospital 2Part 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 (20)
flood storage areas, conservation 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, 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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