Units 3 & 4, Westham Industrial Estate, Eastbourne Road, Westham, BN24 5NH Data via plota.co.uk

WD/2026/1678/F - Full Allocated to Officer

Proposal

Change of use to a material storage yard for the production of concrete via mobile mixing vehicles. Erection of a cement silo, storage bays and associated works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

28 Aug 2026

Decision

Expected by 23 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 22 Oct 2026, from Wealden's recent changes of use. Comments are open until 24 Sept 2026.

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Documents 12

Site constraints 4

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea

High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.

The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.

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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 Westham 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

Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council: Wealden
Application type: Full
Postcode: BN24 5NH
Received: 28 Aug 2026
Validated: 28 Aug 2026
Ward: Herstmonceux & Pevensey Levels
Parish: Westham
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 23 Oct 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: Rural Planning Group

Decision outlook

Day 17 of the 56-day target. Wealden usually decides changes of use by day 55.

prediction

Day 1739 days to the 56-day target

63%decided within 8 weeks

81%approved

89decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Wealden in the last twelve months, from validation. Wealden decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation: 4 Sept 2026
Comments by: 24 Sept 2026
Site or press notice: 4 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

9 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved

POTTS MARSH INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, UNIT 3 RICHARDSONS MOTOR ENGINEERS, EASTBOURNE ROAD, WESTHAM, BN24 5NH

USE CLASS B2 (CAR REPAIR, SERVICING AND ENGINEERING)

WD/2025/2650/LDE 15 Jan 2026

2025 Approved

POTTS MARSH INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, UNIT 3 RICHARDSONS MOTOR ENGINEERS, EASTBOURNE ROAD, WESTHAM, BN24 5NH

USE CLASS B2 (CAR REPAIR, SERVICING AND ENGINEERING)

WD/2025/2650/LDE 15 Jan 2026

2021 Approved

MOUNTNEY BRIDGE, EASTBOURNE ROAD, WESTHAM, PEVENSEY, BN24 5NH

DEMOLITION OF EXISTING WORKSHOP AND ERECTION OF AN ADDITIONAL INDUSTRIAL AND STORAGE UNIT…

WD/2021/2501/F 23 May 2022

2016 Approved

EASTES PLANT HIRE, POTTS MARSH INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, EASTBOURNE ROAD, WESTHAM, BN24 5NH

PROPOSED NEW FACTORY (B2)

WD/2016/1318/F 21 Sep 2021

2016 Approved

EASTES PLANT HIRE, POTTS MARSH INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, EASTBOURNE ROAD, WESTHAM, BN24 5NH

PROPOSED NEW FACTORY (B2)

WD/2016/1318/F 21 Sep 2021

2019 Approved

UNIT 5, STAGE 1, POTTS MARSH INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, EASTBOURNE ROAD, WESTHAM, BN24 5NH

RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR WOODEN GARAGE/WORKSHOP BUILDING

WD/2019/1301/FR 2 Aug 2019

2019 Approved

UNIT 5, STAGE 1, POTTS MARSH INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, EASTBOURNE ROAD, WESTHAM, BN24 5NH

RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR WOODEN GARAGE/WORKSHOP BUILDING

WD/2019/1301/FR 2 Aug 2019

2017 Approved

UNIT 19, POTTS MARSH INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, EASTBOURNE ROAD, WESTHAM, BN24 5NH

CHANGE OF USE FROM B1 - BUSINESS TO B2 - GENERAL INDUSTRIAL

WD/2017/2824/F 26 Feb 2018

2017 Approved

UNIT 19, POTTS MARSH INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, EASTBOURNE ROAD, WESTHAM, BN24 5NH

CHANGE OF USE FROM B1 - BUSINESS TO B2 - GENERAL INDUSTRIAL

WD/2017/2824/F 26 Feb 2018

Wealden

Planning Authority Score

4.2/10

Below average

#188 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Change of use

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