Land Off Bexhill Road, Ninfield Data via plota.co.uk

WD/2026/0794/MFA - Major Application - Non-compliance of Condition Approved

Proposal

Variation of condition 1 of (reserved matters (appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) pursuant to outline permission (outline planning application for up to 65 residential dwellings (including affordable housing), introduction of structural planting and landscaping, informal public open space and children’s play area, surface water flood mitigation and vehicular access. All matters to be reserved with the exception of the main site access).) to relocate the approved on-site substation within the development site as required following discussions with UK power networks. In relocating the substation, a number of minor landscaping amendments are required. An error on the previously approved materials plan has also been noticed and this application therefore seeks to rectify it. The new drainage plans should be compared to the approved plans under application number . Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
21 Apr 2026
Approved
25 Jun 2026

Approved on 25 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 10 Sept 2026

Documents 28

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Associated applications 6

Site constraints 3

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Ninfield built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Wealden
Application type
Major Application - Non-compliance of Condition
Postcode
TN33 9ED
Received
21 Apr 2026
Validated
21 Apr 2026
Ward
Herstmonceux & Pevensey Levels
Parish
Ninfield
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Jul 2026
Decision
Approval
Decision date
25 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
ECE Planning Limited

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
22 May 2026
Comments by
15 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
22 May 2026
Wealden
Planning Authority Score
4.2/10
Below average
#188 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

Wealden ranks #132 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Wealden decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #231 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #227 of 296
69%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #132 of 296
40%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #156 of 296
66%
Minor dwellings approved
170 decided (1-9 homes)
78%
Major dwellings approved
32 decided (10+ homes)
74%
Change of use approved
82 decided
1,361
Total decisions
220 refused in the year to March 2026