Annexe, the Old Bakery, Windmill Hill, Hailsham, BN27 4RT Data via plota.co.uk

WD/2026/1117/LDE - Lawful Development - Existing Use Approved

Proposal

Separate C3 dwelling house Annexe Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Jun 2026
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Validated
24 Jun 2026
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Approved
19 Aug 2026

Approved on 19 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 7 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The Windmill, Grade II*, about 25 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 3 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
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
National landscape about 189 m away: High Weald; Inside the Windmill Hill built-up area; 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
Lawful Development - Existing Use
Postcode
BN27 4RT
Received
3 Jun 2026
Validated
24 Jun 2026
Ward
Herstmonceux & Pevensey Levels
Parish
Herstmonceux
Case officer
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Target decision
19 Aug 2026
Decision
Issue Certificate
Decision date
19 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 4 days slower than Wealden's median of 52 for extensions. Approved, as 86% of extensions here are.

77%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
600decided in the last year

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

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