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The Bull 2 High Street Ditchling East Sussex BN6 8TA

SDNP/23/03663/ADVApplication to Display AdvertsRefused
Advertisement consent

Refused on 12 December 2023

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Replacement of existing signage with branded signage. 4no externally illuminated signwritten letter signs, 2no externally illuminated wall and post swing signs and non illuminated wall plaque

Received
5 September 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Ditchling And Westmeston Ward
Agent
PSE Associates
  1. Received5 Sep
  2. Validated17 Oct
  3. Consult.29 Nov
  4. Target12 Dec
  5. Decided12 Dec

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an advertising consent application at The Bull 2 High Street Ditchling East Sussex BN6 8TA. South Downs has handled 133 applications of this type. This one was decided in 98 days, 6 weeks longer than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in the Ditchling conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 9 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 55 applications across Ditchling And Westmeston Ward. We hold 1,707 applications in total for the BN6 postcode area.

83% of advertising 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
BN6 8TA
Application type
Application to Display Adverts
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Ditchling Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 October 2023
Last date for comments
29 November 2023
Target decision date
12 December 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
PSE Associates
Agent address
Rothbury House 24 Franklin Road Brighton BN41 1AF

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12127856
Documents
19
Constraints
70

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Ditchling
  • Listed building: Grade II: The Bull HotelOn this site · +7 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 (19)

flood storage areas, 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.

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Associated applications

  1. 2023
    5 Sep

    Replacement of existing signage with branded signage. 4no externally illuminated signwritten letter signs…

    This applicationRefusedAdvertisement consentSDNP/23/03663/ADV
  2. 2023
    5 Sep

    Replacement of existing signage with branded signage. 4no externally illuminated signwritten letter signs…

    WithdrawnListed building consentFiled alongsideSDNP/23/03666/LIS

Planning history at this site

20 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    11 Sep

    T1 - Whitebeam - Dead Fell in interest of safety and replant with Katsura tree

    ApprovedTree in a Conservation AreaSDNP/25/03696/TCA
  2. 2024
    23 Apr

    Discharge of Condition 3 (car charging points) related to Planning Approval SDNP/23/05463/LIS

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsSDNP/24/01662/DCOND
  3. 2023
    29 Dec

    Excavations of the ground for the upgrading of the existing electrical supply with a new supply and 3 no…

    ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/23/05463/LIS
  4. 2023
    28 Dec

    Replacement of existing signage with branded signage, 1no externally illuminated signwritten letter sign, 3no…

    ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/23/05455/LIS
  5. 2023
    28 Dec

    Replacement of existing signage with branded signage, 1no externally illuminated signwritten letter sign, 3no…

    ApprovedAdvertisement consentSDNP/23/05454/ADV
  6. 2022
    7 Dec

    Internal refurbishment of the public house including a bar backfitting works and new timber lobby, external…

    ApprovedFull ApplicationSDNP/22/05702/FUL

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