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Yew Tree Orchard Spithurst Road Barcombe East Sussex BN8 5EF

LW/10/0207Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 13 April 2010

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Refurbishment of existing stables and construction of outdoor riding arena (menage) for private use only and change of use of land for equine purposes

Received
22 February 2010
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Barcombe & Hamsey
  1. Received22 Feb
  2. Validated22 Feb
  3. Consult.26 Mar
  4. Target19 Apr
  5. Decided13 Apr

Decided in 50 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Yew Tree Orchard Spithurst Road Barcombe East Sussex BN8 5EF. Lewes has handled 2,780 applications of this type. This one was decided in 50 days, 6 days quicker than Lewes's typical decision time. There have been 5 other applications at this address. We hold 1,970 applications in total for the BN8 postcode area.

92% of full applications at Lewes District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
BN8 5EF
Application type
Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Barcombe

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 February 2010
Consultation expiry
26 March 2010
Consultation start
26 February 2010
Consultation end
26 March 2010
Neighbour consultation start
26 February 2010
Neighbour consultation end
26 March 2010
Last date for comments
26 March 2010
Target decision date
19 April 2010
Decision issued
16 April 2010
Permission expires
16 April 2013

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
26 February 2010
Site notice end
19 March 2010

Additional information

Documents
10
Constraints
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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