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Dismissed17 July 20266007376

Land Adjoining 154 Station Road, Hailsham, BN27 2SB

Planning appeal 6007376 at Land Adjoining 154 Station Road, Hailsham, BN27 2SB (Wealden District Council) was dismissed on 17 July 2026 by Inspector A Knight, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use, and the amount of development.

up to 9 No. dwellings, to include a change of use of land to residential

Authority
Wealden District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
A Knight
Postcode
BN27 2SB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the appeal site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use, and the amount of development

What decided it

The proposed mitigation measures cannot be secured at the permission in principle stage and are not inherent to the proposal, making it habitats development which cannot be granted permission in principle under Article 5B(1) of the Town and Country Planning (Permission in Principle) Order 2017.

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