85 Lewes Road Ditchling East Sussex BN6 8TZ
Refused on 30 January 2025
Delegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Demolition of existing dwelling and outbuildings, and erection of a replacement self-build dwelling, detached garage, swimming pool, tennis court and associated landscaping
- Received
- 22 October 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- South Downs
- Ward
- Ditchling And Westmeston Ward
- Agent
- Willow Town and Country Planning Ltd
- ReceivedReceived22 Oct
- ValidatedValidated4 Nov
- Consult.Consultation9 Jan
- TargetTarget Date30 Dec
- DecidedDecided30 Jan
Decided in 87 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at 85 Lewes Road Ditchling East Sussex BN6 8TZ. South Downs has handled 5,093 applications of this type. This one was decided in 100 days, 6 weeks longer than South Downs's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 56 applications across Ditchling And Westmeston Ward. We hold 1,705 applications in total for the BN6 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
- BN6 8TZ
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Ditchling Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 4 November 2024
- Last date for comments
- 9 January 2025
- Target decision date
- 30 December 2024
- Decision issued
- 31 January 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Willow Town and Country Planning Ltd
- Agent address
- 8 The Orpines Wateringbury ME18 5BP
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-13496886
- Documents
- 51
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- 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.
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202529 Sep
Discharge of Conditions 10 (Archaeological Works), 11 (Surface Water Drainage Detail), 12 (CEMP), 13…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsSDNP/25/03926/DCOND - 202513 May
Demolition of dwelling and outbuildings and replacement with new dwelling, detached garage and pool, with…
PendingFull ApplicationSDNP/25/02020/FUL
Source: South Downs
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