Emmanuel Church, Church Hall, Hawkswood Road, Hailsham, BN27 1UN Data via plota.co.uk

WD/2026/1210/LDE - Lawful Development - Existing Use Decided

Proposal

The application seeks a certificate of lawfulness for the existing, continuous, and uninterrupted use of the entire building and its associated external curtilage (as outlined in red on the attached site location plan) as a commercial children’s day nursery. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
17 Jun 2026
Issue Certificate
11 Aug 2026

Issue Certificate on 11 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 7 Sept 2026

Site constraints 1

Also on the record
Inside the Hailsham built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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
Lawful Development - Existing Use
Postcode
BN27 1UN
Received
17 Jun 2026
Validated
17 Jun 2026
Ward
Hailsham North
Parish
Hailsham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Aug 2026
Decision
Issue Certificate
Decision date
11 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Lindsay Wilkinson
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