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388 Coast Road, Pevensey Bay, BN24 6NY

WD/2026/0150/FFullRefused

Refused on 13 August 2026

Council decision: RefusalTBC1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

PARTIAL DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING. REMOVAL OF EXISTING UPPER GROUND FLOOR AND RECONSTRUCTING WITH NEW FIRST FLOOR ABOVE, ALONG WITH ASSOCIATED INTERNAL & EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS

Received
22 January 2026
Decision level
TBC
Ward
Pevensey Bay
  1. Received22 Jan
  2. Validated27 Jan
  3. Consult.9 Mar
  4. Target3 Apr
  5. Decided13 Aug

Decided in 198 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 388 COAST ROAD, PEVENSEY BAY, BN24 6NY. Wealden has handled 5,916 applications of this type. This one was decided in 203 days, 21 weeks longer than Wealden's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 12 applications across Pevensey Bay. We hold 118 applications in total for the BN24 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

  1. The proposed design would result in the introduction of a seaward fronting elevation in excess of a single-storey form, contrary to local area policy, along with a lack of north- south facing hip or gable within the resulting roof form, also outlined as a policy requirement, and appearing as an incongruous addition to the streetscene. The design of the first-floor enlargement, along with its consolidated form, would result in the development exacerbating the close relationship between corresponding flank walls at the neighbouring building, unduly impacting upon the established rhythm and spacing between properties, resulting in a development of cramped appearance, with the added effect of also representing an overbearing form of development to No. 386 in particular. Overall, the proposed design would fail to respect the overriding character and appearance of this ribbon of development within this designated special housing policy area. The development is contrary to Saved Policies VB31, EN27 and HG10 of the adopted Wealden Local Plan (1998), SPO13 and WCS14 of the adopted Wealden Core Strategy Local Plan (2013), the Wealden Design Guide SPD (2008) at Chapter 10, Parts 2, 3, 4, 5 & 7; coupled with the requirements of the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BN24 6NY
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Pevensey

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 January 2026
Consultation expiry
9 March 2026
Consultation start
16 February 2026
Consultation end
9 March 2026
Target decision date
3 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr C Stillman Heron House Laughton Road Ringmer

Planning decision

Statutory period
66 days

Publicity

Site notice start
16 February 2026

Additional information

Documents
24

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

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 2026-11-03. 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.

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

Source: Wealden

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