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The Local Plan, site HS8

HS8: Mayfield E, Bodiam Drive

Hollington ward. From Appendix 1 Draft Local Plan - Pre Submission (Regulation 19) September 2026 ↗, Full Council, Wed 23 Sep 2026.

For
Residential
Minimum Indicative Capacity (net additional dwellings)
38
Site area
1.06 hectares
SHELAA reference
HL4
Bodiam DriveMayfield E, Bodiam Drive (at least 38 homes)
Placed at Bodiam Drive, the street its name gives, where OpenStreetMap puts it. The site's exact boundary is on the council's Policies Map ↗.

What the plan says about it

Mayfield E, Bodiam Drive is a gently sloping site at the edge of an existing residential area, and there is the potential for this site to accommodate at least 38 dwellings. This site is in council ownership, and consideration has been given to the sale value of the land which the Council hopes to achieve and the potential for the site to provide affordable housing. The council is working to ensure that the site delivers 100% affordable housing.

There are opportunities to connect this site to the Mayfield Farm development by road or footpath which would aid permeability, making it easier for people to travel to and from their homes. There is also a good opportunity to include an access footpath to the existing bus stop on Bodiam Drive at the north-east corner of the site.

The rest of the plan's explanation (1 more paragraph)

Landscaping and potentially noise screening (hedging for example), is likely to be required along the western border of the site to shield the development from the Queensway Road. Any development on this site could potentially affect the setting of Mayfield Farmhouse; a Grade II listed building that is sited immediately to the south-west. Due to the size of the site, a Flood Risk Assessment is required.

What a planning application here would have to do

The policy's conditions, in its own words:

  1. Provide affordable housing.
  2. Be informed by a Transport Assessment and Travel Plan, following a vision-led approach, and including a provision for ‘monitor and manage’ for transport interventions including consideration of connections to and through Mayfield Farm (HSS16). Active travel should be prioritised and include walking and cycling links to improve local connectivity, including to local community infrastructure, green spaces and public transport provision taking into account site topography.
  3. Avoid unacceptable harm to the significance and setting of the Grade II listed Mayfield Farmhouse that is sited immediately to the south-west of the site.
  4. Provide boundary landscaping and noise screening along the western border of the site to act as a buffer to Queensway to the west.
  5. Ensure the existing depression to the south of the site is retained and incorporated into the surface water drainage system as part of the proposed development.
  6. Take account of Southern Water's underground infrastructure in the design of the layout of the site. Easements would be required, which may affect the site layout or require diversion, and these should be clear of all proposed buildings and tree planting.
  7. Provide an Arboriculture Plan that demonstrates how existing trees on the site will be integrated into the development particularly those contained within the south-eastern corner of the plot and those that border the curtilage of the listed building.
  8. Ensure the existing green corridor is maintained or replaced by comparative new green corridors.
  9. Ensure the layout of the site is arranged so that the rear private gardens of the residential units are positioned immediately adjacent to the boundary of the farmhouse to protect the setting of the listed building. Hedging should be considered to reinforce the natural screening rather than walls or fences.

What people said in the spring

In the spring 2026 consultation on the draft plan (called Regulation 18), 6 comments were made on this site: 1 objection, 0 in support and 5 other comments.

The issues people raised, as the council's report sums them up:

What the council did in response: No change to policy.

How to comment

The council hasn't opened the six weeks for comments yet, as far as we can see. When it does, the dates and how to respond will be on our Local Plan page and on the council's own ↗.

At this stage a comment is about whether the plan is legally compliant and sound. What that means.

Other council papers that mention it

Read from the plan ↗ and the spring consultation report ↗ with fixed rules; no language model is involved. The plan's own text is what counts.