Land Off Hackhurst Lane (North of Greycot), Lower Dicker, Hailsham BN27 4BP Data via plota.co.uk

WD/2025/1836/F - Full Refused

Proposal

Erection of a holiday let unit and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
31 Jul 2025
✓
Validated
6 Aug 2026
✗
Refused
30 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 30 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

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 Lower Dicker 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. 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
Full
Postcode
BN27 4BP
Received
31 Jul 2025
Validated
6 Aug 2026
Ward
Hellingly
Parish
Hellingly
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Oct 2026
Decision
Refusal
Decision date
30 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
AVF Planning and Design Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 44% of new homes here are.

51%decided within 8 weeks
56%approved
6%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
2 Sept 2026
Comments by
23 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
2 Sept 2026
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