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Land Adjacent To 117 South Street, East Hoathly, BN8 6DT

WD/2026/0316/FFullRefused

Refused on 20 July 2026

Council decision: Refusal3 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

ERECTION OF FIVE DETACHED HOUSES (1 X 2 BED, 2 X 3 BED AND 2 X 4 BED) WITH ATTACHED GARAGES AND ACCESS

Received
11 February 2026
Ward
Chiddingly, East Hoathly & Waldron
  1. Received11 Feb
  2. Validated25 Feb
  3. Consult.4 Apr
  4. Target22 Apr
  5. Decided20 Jul

Decided in 145 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at LAND ADJACENT TO 117 SOUTH STREET, EAST HOATHLY, BN8 6DT. Wealden has handled 5,916 applications of this type. This one was decided in 159 days, 15 weeks longer than Wealden's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 102 applications across Chiddingly, East Hoathly & Waldron. We hold 1,970 applications in total for the BN8 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. By virtue of the density of the development, the proposal represents overdevelopment of the site causing visual harm to the character and appearance of the area, and is therefore contrary to saved Policies EN1, EN8, EN18, EN27 and DC17 of the Wealden Local Plan 1998; Spatial Planning Objectives SPO12, SPO13 and SPO14 and Policy WCS14 of the Wealden District Core Strategy Local Plan 2013;Policy 3, particularly criteria P3.1 and P3.2, of the East Hoathly with Halland Neighbourhood Plan 2024, and paragraphs 135, 139 and 187 of the National Planning Policy Framework.
  2. By virtue of the loss of the undeveloped site, the development would result in the loss of suitable habitat for protected and notable species which is not adequately assessed due to insufficient information from the applicant, and would therefore be contrary to policies WCS12 and WCS13 of the Core Strategy, Policy 5 of the East Hoathly with Halland Neighbourhood Plan and paragraphs 187 and 193 of the NPPF.
  3. Insufficient information has been submitted to demonstrate that surface water arising from the development can be safely and sustainably managed without increasing flood risk on the site or elsewhere. As a result, the Local Planning Authority cannot be satisfied that the proposed drainage strategy is feasible or that the development would not increase flood risk to neighbouring land. The proposal is therefore contrary to saved Policy CS2 of the Wealden Local Plan 1998; Spatial Planning Objectives SPO12 and SPO13 and Policy WCS14 of the Wealden District Core Strategy Local Plan 2013; Policy 5 of the East Hoathly with Halland Neighbourhood Plan 2024; and paragraphs 181 and 182 National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BN8 6DT
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small
Parish
East Hoathly with Halland

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 February 2026
Consultation expiry
4 April 2026
Consultation start
11 March 2026
Consultation end
4 April 2026
Target decision date
22 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
108 College Lane Hurstpierpoint West Sussex BN6 9AJ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
4 April 2026
Site notice start
11 March 2026

Additional information

Documents
53

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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.

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.

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