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Grassington Farm Warren Lane North Chailey East Sussex BN8 4HW

LW/24/0691Prior Approval from AGR to DwellingsPermitted
Outline / PiP

Proposal

Conversion of agricultural building to 8 dwellings

Received
29 October 2024
Decided
25 February 2025 · Approved
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received29 Oct
  2. Validated29 Oct
  3. Consult.3 Dec
  4. Target24 Dec
  5. Decided25 Feb

Decided in 119 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Lewes87% of outline applications approved

This is an outline application at Grassington Farm Warren Lane North Chailey East Sussex BN8 4HW. Lewes has handled 308 applications of this type and approves 85% of them, typically deciding them in 53 days. This one was decided in 119 days, 9 weeks longer than Lewes's median. There have been 10 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 46 applications across Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey. We hold 1,925 applications in total for the BN8 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
LW/24/0691
Address
Grassington Farm Warren Lane North Chailey East Sussex BN8 4HW
Postcode
BN8 4HW
Local Authority
Lewes
Application Type
Prior Approval from AGR to Dwellings
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey
Parish
Chailey

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address
Melton Lodge Rusper Road Newdigate RH5 5BX

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
29 October 2024
Consultation Expiry
6 December 2024
Target Decision Date
24 December 2024
Date Decided
25 February 2025
Date Validated
29 October 2024
Date Submitted
29 October 2024
Consultation Start
5 November 2024
Consultation End
3 December 2024
Neighbour Consultation Start
8 November 2024
Neighbour Consultation End
6 December 2024
Last Date for Comments
6 December 2024
Permission Expires
25 February 2030

Planning Decision

Decision
Approved
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Site Notice Start
11 November 2024
Site Notice End
2 December 2024

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13518365
Comments
1
Documents
26
Constraints
16
Coordinates
50.975570, -0.009295
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Lewes

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Planning constraints

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.

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Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

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

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