Stanmer Village Church Stanmer Village Stanmer Park Brighton Brighton & Hove BN1 9PZ
Proposal
RC10/317BT - Draft Pastoral (Church Buildings Disposal) scheme prepared by the Church Commissioners providing for the Commissioners to sell the closed church at Stanmer and its churchyard for cultural, social and community purposes and for occasional Christian worship.
- Received
- 31 October 2022
- Target decision date
- 14 November 2022
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- South Downs
- Ward
- Hollingdean And Stanmer Ward
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- ReceivedReceived31 Oct
- ValidatedValidated31 Oct
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date14 Nov
- DecidedDecided
This is a planning application at Stanmer Village Church Stanmer Village Stanmer Park Brighton Brighton & Hove BN1 9PZ. South Downs has handled 15,670 applications of this type and approves 93% of them, typically deciding them in 57 days. It was submitted on 31 October 2022 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Stanmer conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 7 applications across Hollingdean And Stanmer Ward. We hold 1,632 applications in total for the BN1 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
5 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20255 Dec
Proposed internal alteration to introduce WCs, reception, kitchennette and associated works.
ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/25/04861/LIS - 202528 Aug
Proposed ramped external access together with proposed internal alteration to introduce WCs, reception desk &…
RefusedListed building consentSDNP/25/03500/LIS - 202524 Mar
Change of use from place of worship to flexible community use (Use Class E/F1/F2 (b)) including partial…
ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/25/01220/LIS - 202524 Mar
Change of use from place of worship to flexible community use (Use Class E/F1/F2 (b)) including partial…
ApprovedFull ApplicationSDNP/25/01219/FUL - 202013 Jan
Notice of tree works to fell to ground 1 No. Acer Pseudoplatanus, crown lift to 3m 1 No. Ilex Aquifolium…
ApprovedTree in a Conservation AreaSDNP/20/00117/TCA
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Stanmer
- National park: South Downs
- Local nature reserve: Stanmer Park/ColdeanPart 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 (16)
flood storage areas, 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.
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A listed building is on or next to this site.
- 0.9 miBrightonRTPI
- 3.2 miBrightonRTPI
- 3.3 miBrightonRTPI
Nearest first, within 25 miles of the site. Every firm is listed free.
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