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20 South Street Ditchling Hassocks East Sussex BN6 8UQ

SDNP/19/04134/PREPre-Application AdvicePermitted
Outline / PiP

Proposal

Meeting request to discuss improvements to building (in Conservation Area)

Received
22 August 2019
Decided
26 September 2019 · Pre Application Advice Complete
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Ditchling And Westmeston Ward
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received22 Aug
  2. Validated22 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target19 Sep
  5. Decided26 Sep

Decided in 35 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in South Downs87% of outline applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is an outline application at 20 South Street Ditchling Hassocks East Sussex BN6 8UQ. South Downs has handled 1,978 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 31 days. This one was decided in 35 days, 4 days longer than South Downs's median. The site is in the Ditchling conservation area, with 10 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 59 applications across Ditchling And Westmeston Ward. We hold 1,681 applications in total for the BN6 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
SDNP/19/04134/PRE
Address
20 South Street Ditchling Hassocks East Sussex BN6 8UQ
Postcode
BN6 8UQ
Local Authority
South Downs
Application Type
Pre-Application Advice
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Advice Provided
Ward
Ditchling And Westmeston Ward
Parish
Ditchling Parish Council
District
Ditchling Conservation Area

Applicant & Agent

Agent
George Baxter Associates
Agent Address
Pooh Corner St Georges Lane Hurstpierpoint Sussex BN6 9QX

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
22 August 2019
Target Decision Date
19 September 2019
Date Decided
26 September 2019
Date Validated
22 August 2019
Date Submitted
22 August 2019
Permission Expires
26 September 2024

Planning Decision

Decision
Pre Application Advice Complete
Decided By
LA Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
28 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
2
Constraints
8
Coordinates
50.920326, -0.115008
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: South Downs

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Planning constraints

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Ditchling
  • National park: South Downs
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage 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 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

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.

© 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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