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Land Next to Hampers Green Cemetery Petworth West Sussex GU28 9JL

SDNP/23/02453/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 10 January 2024

Planning committee

Proposal

Use of grassland for permissible access recreation site for the local community. With a circular pathway, 2 no. wildlife ponds, a viewing spot with bench, installation of dog proof stock fencing and native hedgerows and trees.

Received
13 June 2023
Decision level
Planning committee
Council
South Downs
Ward
Petworth Ward CH
Agent
G Chandler Farming Ltd
  1. Received13 Jun
  2. Validated7 Jul
  3. Consult.22 Dec
  4. Target6 Oct
  5. Decided10 Jan

Decided in 187 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Land Next to Hampers Green Cemetery Petworth West Sussex GU28 9JL. South Downs has handled 5,093 applications of this type. This one was decided in 211 days, 22 weeks longer than South Downs's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 30 applications across Petworth Ward CH. We hold 576 applications in total for the GU28 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
GU28 9JL
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Petworth Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 July 2023
Last date for comments
22 December 2023
Target decision date
6 October 2023
Decision issued
15 January 2024
Permission expires
15 January 2027

Applicant and agent

Agent
G Chandler Farming Ltd
Agent address
Moor Farm Horsham Road Petworth GU28 0HD United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12079289
Documents
42
Constraints
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • 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.

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.

Source: South Downs

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