Sand Martins Sandy Lane Watersfield West Sussex RH20 1NF
Approved on 18 June 2025
Delegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Ground mounted solar arrays for domestic use
- Received
- 17 March 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- South Downs
- Ward
- Pulborough, Coldwatham and Amberley
- ReceivedReceived17 Mar
- ValidatedValidated21 Mar
- Consult.Consultation5 Jun
- TargetTarget Date16 May
- DecidedDecided18 Jun
Decided in 89 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Sand Martins Sandy Lane Watersfield West Sussex RH20 1NF. South Downs has handled 5,093 applications of this type. This one was decided in 93 days, 5 weeks longer than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 46 applications across Pulborough, Coldwatham and Amberley. We hold 2,892 applications in total for the RH20 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
- RH20 1NF
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Coldwaltham Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 21 March 2025
- Last date for comments
- 5 June 2025
- Target decision date
- 16 May 2025
- Permission expires
- 18 June 2028
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-13800026
- Documents
- 17
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Tree Preservation Order: TPO/0711Protected tree on or next to this site
- National park: South Downs
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Possibly incomplete for this council: Article 4 directions.
Also checked, none recorded (20)
flood storage areas, conservation 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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Source: South Downs
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