Fourfields Farm Dumbrells Court Road Ditchling Hassocks East Sussex BN6 8GT
Refused on 28 January 2021
Council decision: Prior Approval Required and RefusedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Change of use part of an agricultural building for Class A3 (restaurants and cafes) and Class D2 (assembly and leisure)
- Received
- 3 December 2020
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- South Downs
- Ward
- Ditchling And Westmeston Ward
- Agent
- Collins Planning Services Ltd
- ReceivedReceived3 Dec
- ValidatedValidated3 Dec
- Consult.Consultation26 Jan
- TargetTarget Date28 Jan
- DecidedDecided28 Jan
Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an outline application for a change of use at Fourfields Farm Dumbrells Court Road Ditchling Hassocks East Sussex BN6 8GT. South Downs has handled 1,978 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 55 applications across Ditchling And Westmeston Ward. We hold 1,707 applications in total for the BN6 postcode area.
87% of outline applications at South Downs were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- BN6 8GT
- Application type
- Prior Approval CoU Agric to Flexi
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Ditchling Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 3 December 2020
- Last date for comments
- 26 January 2021
- Target decision date
- 28 January 2021
- Permission expires
- 28 January 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Collins Planning Services Ltd
- Agent address
- 4 Yeomans Ringmer BN8 5EL
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-09313118
- Documents
- 11
- Constraints
- 22
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- 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 (21)
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 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
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202322 Jun
Discharge of section 106 Agrement related to Planning Approval LW/00/1959
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsSDNP/23/02783/MPO - 20229 May
Proposed pole barn to replace temporary marquee
ApprovedFull ApplicationSDNP/22/02237/FUL - 20215 Feb
Change of use part of an agricultural building for Class A3 (restaurants and cafes) and Class D2 (assembly…
ApprovedPrior Approval CoU Agric to FlexiSDNP/21/00865/PA3R - 202030 Jan
ADJACENT AUTHORITY CONSULTATION - EPR/JB3990AZ/A001
Adj authority consultation responseAdjoining Authority ConsultationSDNP/20/00501/ADJAUT
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