LAND OFF BEXHILL ROAD, NINFIELD

Allocated to Officer WD/2026/0794/MFA
Council
Date received
21 Apr 2026
Date validated
21 Apr 2026

Description

VARIATION OF CONDITION 1 OF WD/2024/0583/MRM (RESERVED MATTERS (APPEARANCE, LANDSCAPING, LAYOUT AND SCALE) PURSUANT TO OUTLINE PERMISSION WD/2021/2454/MAO (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.

4.6/10
Planning Authority Score
#170 of 282

Wealden ranks #107 out of 282 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (89%) than the national average (90%).

Wealden decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #218 of 282
89%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #207 of 282
78%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (71%) #107 of 282
40%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #146 of 282
67%
Minor dwellings approved
166 decided (1-9 homes)
75%
Major dwellings approved
40 decided (10+ homes)
79%
Change of use approved
91 decided
1,401
Total decisions
218 refused in 2025