Wealden News – July 2026 – Have your say on Hailsham Neighbourhood Plan

Hailsham Neighbourhood Plan Review Submission (Regulation 16) Consultation:

Monday 6 July 2026 to Monday 31 August 2026.

REGULATION 16 – THE NEIGHBOURHOOD PLANNING (GENERAL) REGULATIONS 2012 (AS AMENDED)

Hailsham Town Council has prepared a draft Neighbourhood Plan Review covering Hailsham, that sets out a vision for the future of the area, as well as planning policies that, if adopted, will be used to determine planning applications in the Neighbourhood Area and will form part of Wealden District Council’s Statutory Development Plan.

The Town Council has now formally submitted the draft Neighbourhood Plan and associated supporting documents to the Council for consultation and examination.

Wealden District Council is inviting representations on the submission draft of the Neighbourhood Plan Review and supporting documents for a period of 8 weeks from 9am on Monday 6 July 2026 to 5pm on Monday 31 August 2026.

Where can I view the consultation documents?

The Neighbourhood Plan and supporting documents are available to view below.

Hard copies of the Neighbourhood Plan and the majority of supporting documents can also be viewed at the following locations:

• Wealden District Council, Council Offices, Vicarage Lane, Hailsham, BN27 2AX. Open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 8.30am-5pm, Wednesday 9am – 5pm.
• Hailsham Town Council Offices, Members Room (Mayors Parlor), Inglenook, Market Street, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 2AE Open Monday- Friday 10am- 2pm.
• James West Community Centre, Brunel Drive, Hailsham, BN27 3FX Open Tuesday- Friday 10am- 2pm.
• Hailsham Library, Western Rd, Hailsham BN27 3DN Open Monday 12-5pm, Tuesday 12-5pm, Thursday 10am-6pm, Friday 10am-5pm, and Saturday 10am-5pm.

How to Respond?

Representations on the draft Neighbourhood Plan can be made by completing the Consultation Response Form below and returning it:

• by email to Nplans@wealden.gov.uk
• or by post to Planning Policy, Wealden District Council, Vicarage Lane, Hailsham, BN27 2AX

The Regulation 16 Guidance Notes available below contain further information to assist you in the process.

• Consultation Response Form.
• Guidance Notes. 

Notification:

Please state in your response if you would like to attend the examination in public, should the Examiner deem hearings to be necessary (question 3) and if you wish to be notified of the local authority’s decision on whether or not to ‘make’ (adopt) the Hailsham Neighbourhood Plan Review (under Regulation 19) (question 4).

Contact us:

If you have any queries relating to the consultation or submitting your comments, please contact the Planning Policy Team on (01892 602008) or email Nplans@wealden.gov.uk

If you or somebody you know, would like any information, documents or forms in large print or another language, please let us know.

Submission Documents for Consultation:

The following documents were submitted alongside the Hailsham Neighbourhood Plan (2025 -2042) Review of the made Neighbourhood Plan:

• Hailsham Neighbourhood Plan 2025-2042. Review of the made Neighbourhood Plan. Submission version (March 2026).
• Hailsham: Design Guidelines. Final Version (March 2026).
• Hailsham: Neighbourhood Plan 2025-2042. Executive Summary (March 2026).
• Hailsham Neighbourhood Plan Basic Conditions Statement (inc. Area Statement and Equalities Impact Assessment (March 2026).
• Hailsham Neighbourhood Plan Addendum to Basic Conditions Statement (May 2026).
• Neighbourhood Plan Review. Statement of significance of the modifications: As updated for the submission version of the Plan following the Regulation 14 consultation (June 2026).
• Appendix to Statement of Modifications- Health Check of Made Plan (draft) (April 2024).
• Habitats Regulation Assessment (HRA) Screening Report. Hailsham Neighbourhood Plan  Review. Pre-Regulation 14 Version. (November 2025).
• Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Screening Opinion. Hailsham Neighbourhood Plan Review. Pre-Regulation 14 (November 2025).

• Hailsham Neighbourhood Plan Consultation Statement. Volume 1: Overview (March 2026).
• Hailsham Neighbourhood Plan Consultation Statement. Volume 2: Summary report of initial consultation (March 2026).
• Hailsham Neighbourhood Plan Consultation Statement. Volume 3: Meetings, presentations and drop-in events (March 2026).
• Hailsham Neighbourhood Plan Consultation Statement. Volume 4: Consultation ‘focus’ events (March 2026).
• Hailsham Neighbourhood Plan Consultation Statement. Volume 5: Regulation 14 Consultation (March 2026).
• Hailsham Neighbourhood Plan Consultation Statement. Volume 5: Regulation 14 Consultation (Annex) (March 2026).

• Housing Needs Assessment (February 2026).
• Housing Needs Survey. Final Report (February 2026).
• Housing Needs Survey and Assessment. Summary Combined Report (February 2026).
• Supporting Document. Neighbourhood Plan: Ideas. Community Mobility Hubs (October 2024:Rev_A)
• Supporting Document. Hailsham: Town Centre. Draft Concept Masterplan. (September 2025).
• Supporting Papers. Town Centre Analysis and Ideas.
• Supporting Papers. Town Wide Analysis and Ideas.

• The Made Hailsham Neighbourhood Plan. Final Version (July 2021).
• Hailsham Character Assessment (December 2017)
• Mini-Guide to the Hailsham Neighbourhood Plan (December 2020).
• Tracked Version Hailsham Neighbourhood Plan Design Guidelines (March 2026)
• Tracked Version Hailsham Neighbourhood Plan, 2025-2042. Review and Update of Made Plan (March 2026).
• Covering letter (June 2026)