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1 Church Path, Hellingly, BN27 4EZ

WD/2026/0701/LBRListed Building Consent RetrospectiveRefused
Listed building consent

Refused on 24 July 2026

Council decision: Refusal2 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

PART RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR REPLACEMENT OF DAMAGED UNDERFELT (75%) TO ROOF INVOLVING REMOVAL/REPLACEMENT OF TILES/BATTENS.

Received
1 April 2026
Ward
Hellingly
  1. Received1 Apr
  2. Validated1 Apr
  3. Consult.16 May
  4. Target27 May
  5. Decided24 Jul

Decided in 114 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a heritage application at 1 CHURCH PATH, HELLINGLY, BN27 4EZ. Wealden has handled 842 applications of this type. This one was decided in 114 days, 8 weeks longer than Wealden's typical decision time. The site is in the Hellingly conservation area, with 12 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 1,585 applications in total for the BN27 postcode area.

84% of heritage 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. Insufficient information has been provided to understand whether the unauthorised works carried out, and those yet to be carried out, would result in harm to the Grade II listed building through inappropriate construction techniques and/or material finishes. Consequently, the proposal is contrary to Spatial Planning Objective 2 of the Wealden Core Strategy Local Plan 2013, policy HV1 of the Hellingly Neighbourhood Plan 2021, and paragraph 215 of the NPPF.
  2. Insufficient information has been provided to establish whether the unauthorised works carried out, and those yet to be carried out, have resulted in unmitigated harm to bats, any bat roost, or the favourable conservation status of bats. In the absence of this information, the Local Planning Authority is unable to properly assess the impact of the development on protected species, including whether bats or their roosts have been affected, whether the proposed regularisation works are acceptable, and whether suitable mitigation can be secured. Consequently, the proposal is contrary to policy WCS12 of the Core Strategy 2013, policy HNDP5 of the Hellingly Neighbourhood Plan 2021, and paragraph 187 and 193 of the National Planning Policy Framework and The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017. 3.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BN27 4EZ
Application type
Listed Building Consent Retrospective
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Hellingly

Planning application dates

Date validated
1 April 2026
Consultation expiry
16 May 2026
Consultation start
17 April 2026
Consultation end
16 May 2026
Target decision date
27 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
1 Church Path Hellingly East Sussex BN27 4EZ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
16 May 2026
Site notice start
17 April 2026

Additional information

Documents
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Hellingly Conservation Area
  • Listed building: Grade II: 1, 2 and 3, Church PathOn or next to this site · +1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage 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, 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.

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© 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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