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Stanmer House Stanmer Village Stanmer Park Brighton Brighton & Hove BN1 9QA

SDNP/21/02384/PREPre-Application AdviceApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 5 August 2021

Council decision: Pre Application Advice CompleteDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Change of use and associated works to form a ground floor café/restaurant and exhibition space with 10 residential units (Use Class C3) on the ground, first and second floors including within a two storey extension within the courtyard in place of an existing kitchen wing, and ancillary health and leisure facilities within the basement (affordable homes to be provided off-site under SDNP/21/02393/PRE at New Pit Depot, Lewes)

Received
26 April 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Hollingdean And Stanmer Ward
Agent
Lewis and Co Planning South East Limited
  1. Received26 Apr
  2. Validated6 May
  3. Consult.15 Jun
  4. Target3 Jun
  5. Decided5 Aug

Decided in 91 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at Stanmer House Stanmer Village Stanmer Park Brighton Brighton & Hove BN1 9QA. South Downs has handled 1,978 applications of this type. This one was decided in 101 days, 6 weeks longer than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in the Stanmer conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 17 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 7 applications across Hollingdean And Stanmer Ward. We hold 1,681 applications in total for the BN1 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
BN1 9QA
Application type
Pre-Application Advice
Scale / size
Medium
Number of dwellings
10
Parish
Non Civil Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 May 2021
Last date for comments
15 June 2021
Target decision date
3 June 2021
Permission expires
5 August 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Lewis and Co Planning South East Limited
Agent address
Lewis & Co Planning 2 Port Hall Road Brighton BN1 5PD

Planning decision

Statutory period
28 days

Additional information

Documents
23
Constraints
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Conservation area: Stanmer
  • Registered park and garden: Stanmer Park
  • Heritage at Risk Register: Stanmer Park+1 more
  • National park: South Downs
  • Local nature reserve: Stanmer Park/Coldean
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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

Also checked, none recorded (17)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered battlefields, nutrient neutrality catchments, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national 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 2026-11-03. 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

17 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    21 Jul

    Change of use of first and second floors to visitor accommodation with associated alterations - amending…

    PendingHeritageSDNP/26/02843/LIS
  2. 2026
    30 Jun

    Variation of condition 2 (Plans) relating to planning approval SDNP/24/05243/FUL

    PendingDischarge of conditionsSDNP/26/02548/CND
  3. 2024
    20 Dec

    Change of use of first and second floors to visitor accommodation with associated alterations.

    ApprovedFull ApplicationSDNP/24/05243/FUL
  4. 2024
    20 Dec

    Change of use of first and second floors to visitor accommodation with associated alterations.

    ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/24/05244/LIS
  5. 2024
    23 Apr

    Landscaping alterations to the Fountain Garden, including extension to the paved terrace, new pathways and…

    ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/24/01671/LIS
  6. 2024
    23 Apr

    Landscaping alterations to the Fountain Garden, including extension to the paved terrace, new pathways and…

    RefusedFull ApplicationSDNP/24/01670/FUL

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