Rushfield Paddock Henfield Road Poynings Brighton West Sussex BN45 7AY
Refused on 19 December 2022
Delegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Installation of 30 solar panels on ground mounted consoles
- Received
- 24 October 2022
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- South Downs
- Ward
- Hurstpierpoint And Downs Ward
- ReceivedReceived24 Oct
- ValidatedValidated24 Oct
- Consult.Consultation8 Dec
- TargetTarget Date19 Dec
- DecidedDecided19 Dec
Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Rushfield Paddock Henfield Road Poynings Brighton West Sussex BN45 7AY. South Downs has handled 5,093 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 290 applications in total for the BN45 postcode area.
88% of full 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
- BN45 7AY
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Poynings Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 24 October 2022
- Last date for comments
- 8 December 2022
- Target decision date
- 19 December 2022
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 15
- Constraints
- 8
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- National park: South Downs
- Ancient woodland: Rushfield CopsePart of the site
- 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, 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, 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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Source: South Downs
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