Rafters Chiltington Lane East Chiltington East Sussex BN7 3QU
Approved on 15 July 2026
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Proposal
Change of use from agricultural barn to commercial studio (Class E) with associated landscaping to provide access
- Received
- 17 February 2026
- Council
- Lewes District Council
- Ward
- Plumpton Streat E.Chiltington St John W
- Agent
- Stephen Langer Associates Ltd
- ReceivedReceived17 Feb
- ValidatedValidated17 Feb
- Consult.Consultation15 Apr
- TargetTarget Date14 Apr
- DecidedDecided15 Jul
Decided in 148 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Rafters Chiltington Lane East Chiltington East Sussex BN7 3QU. Lewes has handled 2,780 applications of this type. This one was decided in 148 days, 13 weeks longer than Lewes's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 10 applications across Plumpton Streat E.Chiltington St John W. We hold 4,320 applications in total for the BN7 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
- BN7 3QU
- Application type
- Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- East Chiltington
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 17 February 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 17 April 2026
- Consultation start
- 18 March 2026
- Consultation end
- 15 April 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 20 March 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 17 April 2026
- Last date for comments
- 17 April 2026
- Target decision date
- 14 April 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Stephen Langer Associates Ltd
- Architect profile
- STEPHEN LANGER ASSOCIATES LTD
- Agent address
- York Cottage Major Yorks Road Royal Tunbridge Wells TN2 5TP
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 20 March 2026
- Advertisement expiry
- 17 April 2026
- Site notice start
- 27 March 2026
- Site notice end
- 17 April 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14704145
- Documents
- 14
- Constraints
- 22
Site 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 (21)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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.
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
Source: Lewes
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