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LAND OFF EASTBOURNE ROAD, POLEGATE, BN26 5DD

Awaiting decision Wealden WD/2026/1258/MAJ Major Application - Full

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

HYBRID PLANNING APPLICATION COMPRISING: FULL APPLICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF A FOODSTORE (USE CLASS E(a)) WITH ASSOCIATED ACCESS ROADS, PARKING, SERVICING AREA, AND LANDSCAPING, PLUS ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS; AND OUTLINE APPLICATION (ALL MATTERS RESERVED EXCEPT FOR ACCESS) FOR THE ERECTION OF A CARE HOME (CLASS C2), WITH ASSOCIATED ACCESS ROADS, PARKING, SERVICING AREA AND LANDSCAPING, PLUS ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS.

As published by the council, reference WD/2026/1258/MAJ

Application record

Reference
WD/2026/1258/MAJ
Type
Major Application - Full
Status
Allocated to Officer
Received
23 Jun 2026
Validated
1 Jul 2026
Ward
Polegate South & Willingdon Watermill
Parish
Polegate
Postcode
BN26 5DD

Comment by 25 September 2026

The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Wealden through their own planning portal.

Site history

Applications at this address on the Wealden register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

  • WD/2026/6501/SO Decided

    LAND OFF EASTBOURNE ROAD, POLEGATE, BN26 5DD

    REQUEST FOR SCREENING OPINION FOR HYBRID PLANNING APPLICATION COMPRISING: FULL APPLICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF A FOODSTORE (USE CLASS E(a)) WITH ASSOCIATED ACCESS ROADS, PARKING, SERVICING AREA, AND LANDSCAPING, PLUS ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS; AND OUTLINE APPLICATION (ALL MATTERS RESERVED EXCEPT FOR ACCESS) FOR THE ERECTION OF A CARE HOME (CLASS C2), WITH ASSOCIATED ACCESS ROADS, PARKING, SERVICING AREA AND LANDSCAPING, PLUS ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS.

    Decided 30 Jul 2026 Outline

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Jun 2026

    Received by Wealden

  2. 1 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 30 September 2026, 13 weeks from validation under the statutory target. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Wealden took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

175 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Wealden for determination, against a statutory target of thirteen weeks. Over the last year Wealden decided full applications in a median of 64 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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