Hailsham Police Station, George Street, Hailsham, BN27 1AB
Proposal
INSTALLATION OF PV PANELS TO ROOF.
- Received
- 13 August 2026
- Decided
- 7 October 2026 · Refusal
- Council
- Wealden District Council
- Ward
- Hailsham Central
- ReceivedSubmitted13 Aug
- ValidatedValidated13 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date8 Oct
- DecidedDecided7 Oct
Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)
This is a full planning application at HAILSHAM POLICE STATION, GEORGE STREET, HAILSHAM, BN27 1AB. Wealden has handled 5,881 applications of this type and approves 86% of them, typically deciding them in 64 days. This one was decided in 55 days, 9 days quicker than Wealden's median. The site is in 7 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 41 applications across Hailsham Central. We hold 1,557 applications in total for the BN27 postcode area.
Application Details
Applicant & Agent
Planning Application Dates
Planning Decision
Why it was refused
- The solar panels and associated edge barrier/balustrade, by reason of their scale and siting would result in an incongruous feature that detracts from the character of the streetscene and the significance of the setting of the designated heritage asset of Hailsham Conservation Area to which the site lies adjacent.
- An Historic Environment Record has not been submitted in accordance with the requirements of policy HE3 of the NPPF to enable a fully informed determination to be made in regard to the potential impact of the proposal on the setting of the significance of the designated heritage asset of Hailsham Conservation Area. The proposal is contrary to Saved policies EN1, EN27 and EN19 of the Wealden Local Plan 1998, Spatial Objectives SPO2 and SPO13, Policies WCS14 of the Wealden Core Strategy Local Plan 2013, Chapter 12 of the Wealden Design Guide 2008 and policies DM3 (3), S3, S4, W3, HE3, HE4, HE5, HE6 and HE9 of the NPPF 2026
From the council's decision notice.
Publicity
Appeal
Additional Information
Source: Wealden
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Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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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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