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Birling Gap Hotel Birling Gap Road East Dean East Sussex BN20 0AB

SDNP/23/03695/APNDEMPrior Notification - DemolitionApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 4 October 2023

Council decision: Prior Approval GrantedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Partial demolition of Birling Gap hotel

Received
6 September 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
East Dean Ward
  1. Received6 Sep
  2. Validated6 Sep
  3. Consult.3 Oct
  4. Target4 Oct
  5. Decided4 Oct

Decided in 28 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for demolition at Birling Gap Hotel Birling Gap Road East Dean East Sussex BN20 0AB. South Downs has handled 1,978 applications of this type. This one was decided in 28 days, 4 weeks quicker than South Downs's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 42 applications across East Dean Ward. We hold 356 applications in total for the BN20 postcode area.

87% of outline 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
BN20 0AB
Application type
Prior Notification - Demolition
Scale / size
Small
Parish
East Dean and Friston Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 September 2023
Last date for comments
3 October 2023
Target decision date
4 October 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent address
National Trust Scotney Castle Lamberhurst Kent

Planning decision

Statutory period
28 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12427322
Documents
18
Constraints
13

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • National park: South Downs
  • SSSI: Seaford to Beachy Head SSSI
  • National nature reserve: Seven SistersPart of the site
  • Heritage coast: Sussex

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

Also checked, none recorded (18)

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, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, local nature reserves 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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© 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.

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Source: South Downs

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