Windmill Hill Wtw, Victoria Road, Windmill Hill, Herstmonceux, East Sussex, BN27 4TQ Data via plota.co.uk

WD/2026/6503/SCC - Scoping/Screening Opinion given by CC Decided
Utility infrastructure

Proposal

Screening opinion by escc to upgrade Windmill Hill waste water treatment works Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
10 Sept 2026
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EIA Not Required
10 Sept 2026

EIA Not Required on 10 Sept 2026 · Last checked 17 Sept 2026

Documents 2

Decision & officer reports 2

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Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National landscape about 14 m away: High Weald
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Also on the record
Inside the Windmill Hill built-up area; Priority habitat about 40 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
Scoping/Screening Opinion given by CC
Postcode
BN27 4TQ
Received
10 Sept 2026
Validated
10 Sept 2026
Ward
Herstmonceux & Pevensey Levels
Parish
Herstmonceux
Target decision
1 Oct 2026
Decision
EIA Not Required
Decision date
10 Sept 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Southern Water

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved
WINDMILL HILL WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS, WINDMILL MILL, HERSMONCEUX, BN27 4TQ
SCREENING OPINION BY ESCC FOR PROVISION OF NEW GRAVITY FED STORM TANK TO INCREASE STORM S…
WD/2023/6502/SCC
2023 Approved
WINDMILL HILL WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS, WINDMILL MILL, HERSMONCEUX, BN27 4TQ
SCREENING OPINION BY ESCC FOR PROVISION OF NEW GRAVITY FED STORM TANK TO INCREASE STORM S…
WD/2023/6502/SCC
2022 Approved
ROCKS SMALLHOLDING, VICTORIA ROAD, WINDMILL HILL, HERSTMONCEUX, BN27 4TQ
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITIONS 2 AND 5 ATTACHED TO WD/2021/31…
WD/2022/1356/CD
2022 Approved
ROCKS SMALLHOLDING, VICTORIA ROAD, WINDMILL HILL, HERSTMONCEUX, BN27 4TQ
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITIONS 2 AND 5 ATTACHED TO WD/2021/31…
WD/2022/1356/CD
2021 Approved
ROCKS SMALLHOLDING, VICTORIA ROAD, HERSTMONCEUX, BN27 4TQ
CONVERSION OF FORMER SHOP TO RESIDENTIAL USE
WD/2021/3168/F
2021 Approved
ROCKS FARM, VICTORIA ROAD, WINDMILL HILL, HERSTMONCEUX, BN27 4TQ
PROPOSED HOME STUDIO AND STORE
WD/2021/0291/LDP
2020 Withdrawn
ROCKS FARM, VICTORIA ROAD, WINDMILL HILL, HERSTMONCEUX, BN27 4TQ
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING OUTBUILDING AND CREATION OF NEW ANNEXE.
WD/2020/1820/F
2020 Withdrawn
ROCKS FARM, VICTORIA ROAD, WINDMILL HILL, HERSTMONCEUX, BN27 4TQ
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING OUTBUILDING AND CREATION OF NEW ANNEXE.
WD/2020/1820/F
2018 Approved
Windmill Hill Water Treatment Works, Victoria Road, Windmill Hill, HERSTMONCEUX, BN27 4TQ
Change of use of land to extend the area of operational land at Windmill Hill Wastewater…
WD/805/CM
Wealden
Planning Authority Score
4.2/10
Below average
#188 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings