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The Forge Stanmer Park Brighton Brighton & Hove BN1 9PZ

SDNP/23/03253/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 17 January 2024

Delegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Change of use of The Forge to a metalworking studio for blacksmiths and provision of associated building alterations including a flue and replacement openings

Received
3 August 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Hollingdean And Stanmer Ward
  1. Received3 Aug
  2. Validated20 Nov
  3. Consult.10 Jan
  4. Target15 Jan
  5. Decided17 Jan

Decided in 58 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at The Forge Stanmer Park Brighton Brighton & Hove BN1 9PZ. South Downs has handled 5,093 applications of this type. This one was decided in 167 days, 16 weeks longer than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in the Stanmer conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application 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.

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
BN1 9PZ
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Non Civil Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 November 2023
Last date for comments
10 January 2024
Target decision date
15 January 2024
Decision issued
18 January 2024
Permission expires
18 January 2027

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mocatta House Trafalgar Place Brighton BN1 4DU

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12271105
Documents
23

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
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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

Also checked, none recorded (18)

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, 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.

Associated applications

  1. 2023
    3 Aug

    Change of use of The Forge to a metalworking studio for blacksmiths and provision of associated building…

    This applicationApprovedFullSDNP/23/03253/FUL
  2. 2023
    3 Aug

    Change of use of The Forge to a metalworking studio for blacksmiths and provision of associated building…

    ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongsideSDNP/23/03254/LIS

Source: South Downs

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