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Stanmer House Stanmer Village Stanmer Park Brighton Brighton & Hove BN1 9QA

SDNP/24/01670/FULFull ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 20 November 2024

Delegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Landscaping alterations to the Fountain Garden, including extension to the paved terrace, new pathways and hedgerow planting, revised parking area and restoration of remaining Southern Lawn, and replacement timber casement door and reintroduction of Georgian sash windows to southern facade

Received
23 April 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Hollingdean And Stanmer Ward
Agent
Lewis and Co Planning SE Ltd
  1. Received23 Apr
  2. Validated2 Aug
  3. Consult.13 Sep
  4. Target27 Sep
  5. Decided20 Nov

Decided in 110 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at Stanmer House Stanmer Village Stanmer Park Brighton Brighton & Hove BN1 9QA. 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. The site is in the Stanmer conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 17 other applications 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 9QA
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Non Civil Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 August 2024
Last date for comments
13 September 2024
Target decision date
27 September 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
Lewis and Co Planning SE Ltd
Agent address
2 Port Hall Road Brighton BN1 5PD

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Appeal history

3366030
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: HearingDecision: 27 November 2025Dev Type: Other minor developmentsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12996087
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
  • Listed building: Grade I: Stanmer HouseOn or next to this site
  • Registered park and garden: Stanmer Park
  • Heritage at Risk Register: Stanmer Park+1 more
  • National park: South Downs
  • Local nature reserve: Stanmer Park/Coldean
  • 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.

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. 2024
    23 Apr

    Landscaping alterations to the Fountain Garden, including extension to the paved terrace, new pathways and…

    This applicationRefusedFullSDNP/24/01670/FUL
  2. 2024
    23 Apr

    Landscaping alterations to the Fountain Garden, including extension to the paved terrace, new pathways and…

    ApprovedListed building consentRelatedSDNP/24/01671/LIS

Planning history at this site

16 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    21 Jul

    Change of use of first and second floors to visitor accommodation with associated alterations - amending…

    PendingHeritageSDNP/26/02843/LIS
  2. 2026
    30 Jun

    Variation of condition 2 (Plans) relating to planning approval SDNP/24/05243/FUL

    PendingDischarge of conditionsSDNP/26/02548/CND
  3. 2024
    20 Dec

    Change of use of first and second floors to visitor accommodation with associated alterations.

    ApprovedFull ApplicationSDNP/24/05243/FUL
  4. 2024
    20 Dec

    Change of use of first and second floors to visitor accommodation with associated alterations.

    ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/24/05244/LIS
  5. 2022
    17 Mar

    Temporary provision for seven accessible car parking bays including the construction of a reinforced grass…

    RefusedFull ApplicationSDNP/22/01389/FUL
  6. 2021
    26 Apr

    Change of use and associated works to form a ground floor café/restaurant and exhibition space with 10…

    ApprovedPre-Application AdviceSDNP/21/02384/PRE

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