60A Battle Road And Land To Rear, Hailsham, BN27 1DU

WD/2026/0475/MFAMajor Application - Non-compliance of ConditionRefused

Discharge / amendments

Refused on 17 July 2026

Council decision: Refusal1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 3 & 7 OF WD/2024/1961/MFA (VARIATION OF CONDITION 7 OF WD/2023/0637/MRM (RESERVED MATTERS (APPEARANCE, LANDSCAPING AND SCALE) PURSUANT TO OUTLINE PERMISSION WD/2022/1507/OA (VARIATION OF CONDITION 7 OF WD/2020/1220/MAO (OUTLINE APPLICATION FOR NINE NEW DWELLINGS AND ONE REPLACEMENT DWELLING, WITH PARKING AND NEW ACCESS FROM BATTLE ROAD) TO REMOVE ITEM iii FROM THE CONDITION) TO ALLOW FOR INCREASE IN ROOF AREAS TO MAXIMISE ALLOWANCE OF SOLAR PANEL PROVISIONS AND REMOVAL OF CHIMNEYS TO ENSURE THOROUGH AIRTIGHTNESS, TO ENABLE THE DWELLINGS TO MEET AN EPC RATING OF GRADE A AND ALMOST TO A PASSIVE STANDARD, HELPING THE BUILDINGS TO BE LOW CARBON IN BOTH CONSTRUCTION AND OCCUPATION))) TO ENABLE VARIOUS CHANGES TO HOUSE TYPES AND MATERIALS, WITH ADJUSTED ACCESS TO HIGHWAY AND BIN AREA AND GATED ENTRANCE ADDED TO SITE LAYOUT.

Received: 5 March 2026
Council: Wealden District Council
Ward: Hailsham Central

ReceivedReceived5 Mar
ValidatedValidated17 Apr
Consult.Consultation30 May
TargetTarget Date17 Jul
DecidedDecided17 Jul

Decided in 91 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to vary a condition at 60A BATTLE ROAD AND LAND TO REAR, HAILSHAM, BN27 1DU. Wealden has handled 1,240 applications of this type. This one was decided in 134 days, 11 weeks longer than Wealden's typical decision time. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 40 applications across Hailsham Central. We hold 1,587 applications in total for the BN27 postcode area.

88% of conditions 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 application seeks to make amendments to details of the access and layout within the development, but access and layout are matters that are not within the scope of reserved matters permission WD/2024/1961/MFA. The proposed variation of condition 2 of WD/2024/1961/MFA would result in a condition that would conflict with the operative part of the reserved matters permission. Procedurally, such a decision would be an ultra vires act that would go beyond the powers conferred by Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and be unlawful, ultimately leaving it open to legal challenge. As a result, permission should be refused.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode: BN27 1DU
Application type: Major Application - Non-compliance of Condition
Scale / size: Medium
Parish: Hailsham

Planning application dates

Date validated: 17 April 2026
Consultation expiry: 30 May 2026
Consultation start: 8 May 2026
Consultation end: 30 May 2026
Target decision date: 17 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address: 29 Stirling Road Castleham Business Centre East St Leonards on Sea East Sussex TN38 9NP

Planning decision

Statutory period: 91 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry: 30 May 2026
Site notice start: 8 May 2026

Additional information

UPRN: 100060116193
Documents: 12

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.

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