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Land To The East Of Battle Road, Hailsham

WD/2026/1009/NMANon-material amendmentRefused
Discharge / amendments

Refused on 15 June 2026

Council decision: Refusal2 reasons for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

APPLICATION FOR A NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO WD/2024/1833/MAO (OUTLINE PLANNING APPLICATION WITH ALL MATTERS (EXCEPT ACCESS) RESERVED FOR THE DEMOLITION OF 152 BATTLE ROAD AND THE ERECTION OF UPTO 145 RESIDENTIAL UNITS INCLUDING 5% CUSTOM AND/OR SELF BUILD PLOTS, TOGETHER WITH OPEN SPACE, AREAS FOR PLAY SPACE AND ASSOCIATED WORKS) (TO EXTEND THE PERIOD WITHIN WHICH RESERVED MATTERS APPLICATIONS MAY BE SUBMITTED BY A MODEST AND PROPORTIONATE PERIOD - ONE YEAR - TO ALLOW FOR THE PHASED DELIVERY OF THE DEVELOPMENT)

Received
18 May 2026
Ward
Hailsham Central
  1. Received18 May
  2. Validated18 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target15 Jun
  5. Decided15 Jun

Decided in 28 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at LAND TO THE EAST OF BATTLE ROAD, HAILSHAM. Wealden has handled 904 applications of this type. This one was decided in 28 days, 4 weeks quicker than Wealden's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 40 applications across Hailsham Central.

79% of amendment 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. Section 96A cannot be used to extend time for submitting reserved matters applications; and
  2. Such a change would be material as it significantly expands the rights granted by the Planning Permission. Accordingly, the proposed amendments do not constitute non-material amendments for the purposes of Section 96A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and cannot be approved through this application process.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Application type
Non-material amendment
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
145
Parish
Hailsham

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 May 2026
Target decision date
15 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Brook House 43 Swan Street West Malling Kent ME19 6HF

Planning decision

Statutory period
28 days

Additional information

Documents
4

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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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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