Summer Hill, East Sussex Planning Applications
Recent planning applications near Summer Hill, East Sussex.
East Sussex · England · settlement
Planning applications in Summer Hill are administered by Wealden District Council. View the full Wealden District Council planning applications page for approval rates and decision timelines.
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Town Insights
Property Prices
Average property sale price: £325,007 (based on 50 recent transactions from HM Land Registry).
Area Information
- Admin district: Wealden
- Parliamentary constituency: Lewes
- LSOA: Wealden 021E
Crime Statistics
0 crimes reported in 2026-05.
Flood Risk
No active flood warnings near Summer Hill.
Keyword Scorecard
Planning constraint analysis based on the last 24 months of applications near Summer Hill.
- Ecology & Wildlife Constraints (keywords: bats, bat survey, bat roost, great crested newt, GCN...)
- Trees & Landscape (keywords: tree preservation order, TPO, arboricultural, tree survey, root protection area...)
- Flood & Drainage (keywords: flood zone 2, flood zone 3, flood risk assessment, FRA, surface water...)
- Heritage & Conservation (keywords: listed building, grade II, grade II*, grade I, conservation area...)
- Green Belt (keywords: green belt, inappropriate development, very special circumstances, openness)
- Highways & Access (keywords: visibility splays, highway authority objection, access arrangement, parking provision, transport statement...)
- Refusal & Risk Indicators (keywords: refusal, delegated refusal, appeal dismissed, overdevelopment, character and appearance...)
- Planning Process & Appeals (keywords: appeal lodged, appeal allowed, appeal dismissed, public inquiry, inspector)
Planning Activity Summary
Approval rates, average decision times, and application type distribution for Summer Hill based on the last 24 months of planning data.
Nearby Applications
36 planning applications found near Summer Hill.
- - COLDTHORN BARN, COLDTHORN LANE, HAILSHAM, BN27 3PJ
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITION 18 (Wildlife Management Plan) ATTACHED TO WD/2020/1504/MAO
Status: Undecided | Type: Conditions | Council: Wealden | Date: 2026-07-03
View full details - - COLDTHORN BARN, COLDTHORN LANE, HAILSHAM, EAST SUSSEX, BN27 3PJ
MODIFICATION OR DISCHARGE OF SECTION 106 AGREEMENT DATED 18/03/2022 ATTACHED TO PLANNING PERMISSION WD/2020/1504/MAO (OUTLINE APPLICATION FOR THE SUBDIVISION OF THE EXISTING DWELLING INTO 2 NO. SEPARA
Status: Undecided | Type: Conditions | Council: Wealden | Date: 2026-06-22
View full details - - THE HOMESTEAD, ERSHAM ROAD, HAILSHAM, BN27 3PN
APPLICATION FOR A NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO WD/2025/1613/RM (RESERVED MATTERS PURSUANT TO WD/2022/3145/O (OUTLINE APPLICATION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF 9 NO. HOUSES TOGETHER WITH THE FORMATION OF A NEW
Status: Permitted | Type: Amendment | Council: Wealden | Date: 2026-02-02
View full details - - THE HOMESTEAD, ERSHAM ROAD, HAILSHAM, BN27 3PN
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITIONS 2 and 3 ATTACHED TO WD/2025/1613/RM
Status: Undecided | Type: Conditions | Council: Wealden | Date: 2026-01-09
View full details - - LAND AT SUMMERHILL, WEST OF ERSHAM ROAD, HAILSHAM
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITION 9 ATTACHED TO WD/2019/2692/MAO
Status: Rejected | Type: Conditions | Council: Wealden | Date: 2025-12-18
View full details - - THE HOMESTEAD, ERSHAM ROAD, HAILSHAM, BN27 3PN
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITIONS 8, 9, 10 AND 11 ATTACHED TO WD WD/2022/3145/O
Status: Undecided | Type: Conditions | Council: Wealden | Date: 2025-11-03
View full details - - THE HOMESTEAD, ERSHAM ROAD, HAILSHAM, BN27 3PN
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITIONS 14, 15 AND 16 ATTACHED TO WD/2022/3145/O
Status: Permitted | Type: Conditions | Council: Wealden | Date: 2025-10-23
View full details - - MULBROOKS FARM, ERSHAM ROAD, HAILSHAM, BN27 2RH
PROPOSED DEMOLITION OF EXISTING PROPERTY AND CONSTRUCTION OF 13 NEW HOUSES, INCLUDING NEW ESTATE ROADS, PARKING AND ASSOCIATED LANDSCAPING.
Status: Undecided | Type: Outline | Council: Wealden | Date: 2025-06-06
View full details - - LAND NORTH OF SUMMER HILL LANE, HAILSHAM, BN26 6QY
OUTLINE APPLICATION WITH ALL MATTERS RESERVED (EXCEPT FOR ACCESS) FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF UP TO 19 NO. RESIDENTIAL UNITS WITH ASSOCIATED OPEN SPACE.
Status: Undecided | Type: Outline | Council: Wealden | Date: 2025-03-27
View full details - - LAND AT SUMMERHILL, WEST OF ERSHAM ROAD, HAILSHAM
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITION 25 ATTACHED TO WD/2019/2692/MAO
Status: Rejected | Type: Conditions | Council: Wealden | Date: 2024-09-06
View full details - - LAND AT SUMMERHILL, WEST OF ERSHAM ROAD, HAILSHAM
VARIATION OF SECTION 106 AGREEMENT DATED 20 APRIL 2021 ATTACHED TO PLANNING PERMISSION WD/2019/2692/MAO (OUTLINE APPLICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF UP TO 241 NO. RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS INCLUDING AFFORDABL
Status: Undecided | Type: Conditions | Council: Wealden | Date: 2024-03-13
View full details - - LAND AT SUMMERHILL, WEST OF ERSHAM ROAD, HAILSHAM
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITIONS 4 AND 7 ATTACHED TO WD/2023/1924/MRM.
Status: Permitted | Type: Conditions | Council: Wealden | Date: 2024-02-05
View full details - - RAILWAY CROSSING COTTAGE, ERSHAM ROAD, HAILSHAM, BN27 2RG
PROPOSED ERECTION OF 4 NO. DETACHED DWELLINGS TOGETHER WITH ACCESS ROAD.
Status: Rejected | Type: Full | Council: Wealden | Date: 2024-01-08
View full details - - RAILWAY CROSSING COTTAGE, ERSHAM ROAD, HAILSHAM, BN27 2RG
PROPOSED ERECTION OF 3 DETACHED DWELLINGS TOGETHER WITH ACCESS ROAD
Status: Rejected | Type: Full | Council: Wealden | Date: 2023-05-11
View full details - - OLD LOOM MILL, ERSHAM ROAD, HAILSHAM, BN27 2RH
APPLICATION FOR THE APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITION 8 ATTACHED TO WD/2017/0839/MAO
Status: Permitted | Type: Conditions | Council: Wealden | Date: 2023-03-24
View full details - - c/o 4TY Planning Limited Gainsborough House 59-60 Thames Street Windsor SL4 1TX
OUTLINE APPLICATION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF 9 NO. HOUSES TOGETHER WITH THE FORMATION OF A NEW ACCESS AND HARD AND SOFT LANDSCAPING WORKS (ALL MATTERS RESERVED EXCEPT ACCESS AND LAYOUT).
Status: Undecided | Type: Outline | Council: Wealden | Date: 2022-12-01
View full details - - RAILWAY CROSSING COTTAGE, ERSHAM ROAD, HAILSHAM, BN27 2RG
PROPOSED ERECTION OF 4 DETACHED DWELLINGS TOGETHER WITH ACCESS ROAD
Status: Rejected | Type: Full | Council: Wealden | Date: 2022-11-29
View full details - - LAND ADJACENT TO 1 WOODSIDE TERRACE, POLEGATE ROAD, HAILSHAM, BN27 3PG
PLANNING APPLICATION TO ADD A PAIR OF SEMI-DETACHED DWELLINGS, WITH CAR PARKING. EXISTING GARAGE AT REAR OF SITE TO BE DEMOLISHED AND TURNING CIRCLE FOR USE BY SITE AND OTHER OCCUPANTS TO WOODSIDE TER
Status: Rejected | Type: Full | Council: Wealden | Date: 2021-04-06
View full details - - COLDTHORN BARN, COLDTHORN LANE, HAILSHAM, BN27 3PJ
OUTLINE APPLICATION FOR THE SUBDIVISION OF THE EXISTING DWELLING INTO 2 NO. SEPARATE RESIDENTIAL UNITS AND ERECTION OF UP TO 30 NO. DWELLINGS, ACCESS AND OTHER ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING OFF
Status: Rejected | Type: Outline | Council: Wealden | Date: 2020-07-28
View full details - - COLDTHORN BARN, COLDTHORN LANE, HAILSHAM, BN27 3PJ
ERECTION OF 3.NO DWELLINGS, ACCESS AND OTHER ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE.
Status: Rejected | Type: Full | Council: Wealden | Date: 2020-05-05
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A brief summary of Summer Hill in East Sussex
Summer Hill is a settlement located in East Sussex, England.
Property prices in Summer Hill show an average sale price of £325,007, based on 50 recent transactions recorded by HM Land Registry.
There were no crimes reported in the immediate area during the most recent reporting period. This makes Summer Hill a particularly low-crime area.
Ecology & Nature Designations
The area around Summer Hill includes 11 Ancient Woodland sites. These designations may affect planning decisions, as proposals near protected sites require environmental impact assessment and may face additional restrictions.
For anyone interested in property development or monitoring local planning decisions, Summer Hill planning applications can be searched by entering a local postcode above. Results include full application details, decision status, and the ability to track applications over time and set planning alerts to help you monitor and review pending planning applications.
Planning Activity in Summer Hill
In the last 24 months, 22 planning applications were submitted near Summer Hill. Of these, 45% were approved, with an average decision time of 38 days.
This is below the national average of approximately 87%, which may reflect stricter local policies, sensitivity of the area, or higher levels of speculative applications. Pre-application advice is particularly worthwhile near Summer Hill.
The average decision time of 38 days is within the government's 8-week statutory target for minor applications, indicating an efficient planning department.
The most common application types near Summer Hill were discharge of conditions (14), amendments (3), full planning applications (2).
In terms of development scale, 5 large-scale (major) developments, 3 medium-scale applications, 14 smaller schemes were submitted. The high volume of major applications indicates significant development pressure in the area, which may interest property developers and investors.
4 planning appeals were lodged, of which 2 were allowed and 2 were dismissed (50% success rate). This relatively high appeal success rate suggests that the local authority may be refusing some applications that the Planning Inspectorate considers acceptable.
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