street
Church Wood Drive
Planning and building here
Closing dates you can still act on, applications and decisions on the street, appeals, the protections that cover it, and the council's land and licensing papers.
Planning on this street
We have no planning applications or decisions for this street. That doesn’t mean nothing has happened here, only that the council’s weekly planning lists haven’t named it since our record starts on 21 April 2026.
Conservation, listed buildings and protected trees
None of the town’s 18 conservation areas reaches Church Wood Drive as mapped.
Listed buildings
Tree preservation orders near Church Wood Drive
- TPO 13: made 16 March 1950, confirmed 19 May 1950; 1 tree, 4 groups of trees, 5 woodlands in the order. The order (PDF) ↗
- TPO 15: made 20 June 1957, confirmed 22 October 1957; 4 woodlands in the order. The order (PDF) ↗
- TPO 37: made 15 July 1970, confirmed 14 November 1973; 15 trees, 9 groups of trees, 30 areas of trees, 31 woodlands in the order. The order (PDF) ↗
Flood zones, the coast and protected nature
Flood zones
Part of Church Wood Drive is in Flood Zone 3 (rivers). That is the Environment Agency’s flood map for planning, which shows land that could flood from rivers or the sea, ignoring the benefits of any existing flood defences.
Locations in flood zone 3 have a high probability of flooding.
This means, in any year, land has:
- a 1% (1 in 100) or more chance of flooding from rivers
- a 0.5% (1 in 200) or more chance of flooding from the sea.
Flood zone 3 developments need a flood risk assessment as part of their planning application.
Protected nature
- Church Wood and Robsack Wood LNR ↗ (Local Nature Reserve): Church Wood Drive’s line passes within about 10 m of it.
- Ancient woodland: Church Wood Drive’s line passes within about 100 m of 16 parcels on Natural England’s inventory (Church Wood, Dogkennel Wood, Rectory Wood, Rocky Shaw).
What the council lists here
- Church Wood House
Church Wood Drive, TN38 9RB · Offices · Land & Buildings
- Church Wood
Church Wood Drive, TN38 9RG · Open Space · Land Only
- Church Wood, Community Orchard
Church Wood Drive, TN38 9RG · Community Garden · Land Only
- Rectory Wood, Land South of
Church Wood Drive, TN38 9QT · Open Space · Land Only
- Church Wood Drive, Highway only (DP 1034, 634, 996, 670)
Church Wood Drive, TN38 9RW · Road · Land Only
- Robsack A, Land
Church Wood Drive, TN38 9SR · Offices · Land Only
- Tesco Superstore
400 Church Wood Drive, TN38 9RB · Ground Lease · Land Only
Traffic orders and road closures here
Temporary orders for works, proposed changes and the borough's own orders that name this street.
All of them- Temporary order: Church Wood Drive, St Leonards-on-Sea temporary, county
Temporary Road Closure Church Wood Drive - from the junction with B2092 Crowhurst Road to the junction with U3050 Marline Road.
Fri 14 Aug 2026expected 20 August to 30 September 2026
On the street now
Problems reported, roadworks, how long reports take to close, and who looks after the road.
Who looks after this street
Adopted highway: yes. Church Wood Drive is on East Sussex County Council’s map of adopted roads, so the county looks after it: report a problem to East Sussex Highways.
Roadworks here
Who has dug up this street or plans to, and why, from their permits.
Roadworks across townIn the last 13 months
- East Sussex County Council road closed
Highway repair and maintenance works · major works (eleven days or more, or needing a traffic order) · in the carriageway · pavement closed, with another way round
30 July to 27 August 2026finished 27 August - East Sussex County Council two-way temporary lights
Highway repair and maintenance works · emergency works · in the carriageway
28 May 2026finished 28 May - East Sussex County Council road closed
Highway repair and maintenance works · major works (eleven days or more, or needing a traffic order) · in the carriageway
18 to 23 May 2026finished 23 May - BT priority working (give way signs)
Utility asset works · minor works (three days or less) · in the carriageway
7 to 9 May 2026finished 9 May - East Sussex County Council priority working (give way signs)
Highway repair and maintenance works · urgent works · in the verge · pavement closed, with another way round
22 April 2026finished 22 April - BT
Utility repair and maintenance works · minor works (three days or less) · in the footway · clear of the road
7 to 9 April 2026finished 9 April - East Sussex County Council multi-way temporary lights
Highway repair and maintenance works · urgent works · in the carriageway
8 April 2026finished 8 April - East Sussex County Council two-way temporary lights
Highway repair and maintenance works · urgent works · in the carriageway
1 April 2026finished 1 April - BT
Utility asset works · urgent works · in the verge · clear of the road
23 to 25 March 2026finished 23 March - Southern Water
Utility repair and maintenance works · minor works (three days or less) · in the footway · clear of the road
15 to 20 January 2026finished 19 January - BT
Utility repair and maintenance works · minor works (three days or less) · in the footway · clear of the road · pavement closed, with another way round
5 to 7 January 2026finished 7 January
Homes and premises
What homes sold for, their energy ratings, broadband, and business rates.
Homes sold on this street
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes on Church Wood Drive since 2017, and 1 between 1995 and 2016.
Sales and median price by year, 2000 to 2000
| Year | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 | £500,000 |
Nearby
Buses and trains, health, schools, care, parks, food hygiene, air, crime and the sea.
Buses on Church Wood Drive
- Juniper Close (opp)
94 to Conquest Hospital; 94A to Conquest Hospital; 319 to Hastings station; 319C to Hastings station; 322B to Ore The Hastings Academy; 322E to Harley Shute The St Leonards Academy, Ore The Hastings Academy
Weekdays: 56 buses, 05:54–23:23 · Saturday: 55 buses, 07:26–23:26 · Sunday: 29 buses, 09:28–22:25
- Pinewood Way (adj)
94 to Bexhill The Harp; 94A to Bexhill The Harp; 319 to Hollington Whatlington Way, Hollington Hartfield Meadow; 319C to Hollington Whatlington Way; 322B to Harley Shute The St Leonards Academy; 322E to Harley Shute The St Leonards Academy
Weekdays: 53 buses, 06:52–23:48 · Saturday: 51 buses, 07:34–23:49 · Sunday: 25 buses, 09:45–22:26
- Pinewood Way (opp)
94 to Conquest Hospital; 94A to Conquest Hospital; 319 to Hastings station; 319C to Hastings station; 322B to Ore The Hastings Academy; 322E to Ore The Hastings Academy, Ore Montgomery Road
Weekdays: 51 buses, 05:54–22:59 · Saturday: 49 buses, 07:25–22:59 · Sunday: 25 buses, 09:26–21:40
- Bodiam Drive (adj)
94 to Conquest Hospital; 94A to Conquest Hospital; 319 to Hastings station; 319C to Hastings station; 322B to Ore The Hastings Academy; 322E to Ore The Hastings Academy, Ore Montgomery Road
Weekdays: 51 buses, 05:53–22:58 · Saturday: 49 buses, 07:23–22:58 · Sunday: 25 buses, 09:25–21:39
- Juniper Close (adj)
94 to Bexhill The Harp; 94A to Bexhill The Harp; 319 to Hollington Whatlington Way, Hollington Hartfield Meadow; 319C to Hollington Whatlington Way; 322B to Harley Shute The St Leonards Academy
Weekdays: 48 buses, 06:52–23:48 · Saturday: 45 buses, 07:56–23:49 · Sunday: 21 buses, 09:45–21:10
- Playing Fields (adj)
74 to Blacklands Ark William Parker Academy; 94 to Bexhill The Harp; 94A to Bexhill The Harp; 322 to Hollington Tesco; 322B to Harley Shute The St Leonards Academy; 322E to Harley Shute The St Leonards Academy
Weekdays: 38 buses, 06:39–23:22 · Saturday: 33 buses, 07:33–23:25 · Sunday: 13 buses, 10:35–22:23
Food hygiene on this street
- Holland and Barrett ↗
Retailers - other · Tesco Extra Church Wood Drive, St Leonards-on-sea, East Sussex
5Fri 26 Sep 2025 - Tesco Extra ↗
Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets · Church Wood Drive, St Leonards-on-sea, East Sussex
5Tue 24 Sep 2024 - The Cafe ↗
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Tesco Extra Church Wood Drive, St Leonards-on-sea, East Sussex
5Tue 11 Feb 2025 - Yo! To Go! ↗
Takeaway/sandwich shop · Tesco Extra Church Wood Drive, St Leonards-on-sea, East Sussex
5Wed 12 Mar 2025
Crime and policing in Hollington ward
In August 2026, the police recorded 43 crimes and 26 incidents of anti-social behaviour in Hollington ward. In the 12 months to August 2026: 551 crimes and 160 incidents of anti-social behaviour. The ward's figures by category.
Its police team is Hollington. The team's next meeting listed on data.police.uk: Community Meeting - For Hollington Residents, Monday 9 November 2026, 12pm, Hollington Bowl, Wishing Tree Road North.
The team's priorities, as the police word them: Anti-Social Behaviour; Anti-social Driving / Theft from or of vehicles.
The team's contact details on data.police.uk: email hastings@sussex.pnn.police.uk. Sussex Police's telephone number on data.police.uk is 101, the police's number for anything that isn't an emergency; Sussex Police's website. In an emergency, call 999.
GP, pharmacy and dentist
- South Saxon House Surgery580 m
4 Whatlington Way, St. Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9TE · 01424 717386
- Tesco Instore Pharmacy570 m
Church Wood Drive, St. Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9RB · 01424 786449
- Arthur Blackman Clinic1.4 km
Battle Road, St. Leonards-on-Sea, TN37 7AN
Schools nearby
- Robsack Wood Primary School430 m
Primary · ages 0 to 11 · Ofsted's latest: graded inspection 1 March 2022: overall effectiveness Good
- Churchwood Primary School470 m
Primary · ages 2 to 11 · Ofsted's latest: graded inspection 11 October 2022: overall effectiveness Good
Care homes nearby
- Marlborough Lodge640 m
Care homes · rated Good (11 December 2019)
Parks and play areas
- Park or garden near Hertford Close, the nearest public park or garden: about 830 m to its nearest mapped entrance.
- Play space near Warwick Place, the nearest play area: about 250 m.
On the record
Council papers and other documents that name Church Wood Drive, newest first.