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Burtenshaw Farm Spithurst Road Barcombe East Sussex BN8 5EE

LW/19/0423Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 16 September 2019

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Divide existing dwelling to create two dwellings

Received
14 June 2019
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey
  1. Received14 Jun
  2. Validated25 Jul
  3. Consult.22 Aug
  4. Target19 Sep
  5. Decided16 Sep

Decided in 53 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Burtenshaw Farm Spithurst Road Barcombe East Sussex BN8 5EE. Lewes has handled 2,780 applications of this type. This one was decided in 94 days, 5 weeks longer than Lewes's typical decision time. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 60 applications across Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey. 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 5EE
Application type
Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Barcombe

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 July 2019
Consultation expiry
23 August 2019
Consultation start
25 July 2019
Consultation end
22 August 2019
Neighbour consultation start
25 July 2019
Neighbour consultation end
22 August 2019
Last date for comments
23 August 2019
Target decision date
19 September 2019
Decision issued
17 September 2019
Permission expires
17 September 2022

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
26 July 2019
Advertisement expiry
23 August 2019
Site notice start
29 July 2019
Site notice end
19 August 2019

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-07922017
Documents
12
Constraints
16

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.

Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    17 Jun

    Discharge of conditions 3 (Ecological Method Statement) and 11 (Landscaping Scheme) relating to approval…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsLW/25/0358/CD
  2. 2024
    30 Oct

    Discharge of Conditions 2 (Natural Burial Management Plan), 4 (Certificate from Delivery Partner), 5…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsLW/24/0690/CD
  3. 2021
    18 Nov

    Change of use from agricultural land to a natural burial ground

    ApprovedPlanning ApplicationLW/21/0880
  4. 2017
    9 Sep

    Change of use from an agricultural building to single dwelling (Class C3)

    RefusedPrior Approval from AGR to DwellingLW/17/0810
  5. 2017
    27 Mar

    Split dwelling into two dwellings

    RefusedCertificate of Lawful Use/Dev (Existing)LW/17/0259
  6. 2011
    10 Aug

    Erection of a three storey side & rear extension and internal alterations

    ApprovedPlanning ApplicationLW/11/0985

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