50 Lewes Road Ditchling East Sussex BN6 8TU
Approved on 26 September 2025
Delegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Demolition of bungalow and garage building, erection of a replacement single storey dwelling and detached outbuilding (Claiming BNG Self Build Custom Exemption).
- Received
- 26 June 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- South Downs
- Ward
- Ditchling And Westmeston Ward
- ReceivedReceived26 Jun
- ValidatedValidated26 Jun
- Consult.Consultation30 Jul
- TargetTarget Date21 Aug
- DecidedDecided26 Sep
Decided in 92 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at 50 Lewes Road Ditchling East Sussex BN6 8TU. South Downs has handled 5,093 applications of this type. This one was decided in 92 days, 5 weeks longer than South Downs's typical decision time. There have been 3 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 8TU
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Ditchling Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 26 June 2025
- Last date for comments
- 30 July 2025
- Target decision date
- 21 August 2025
- Permission expires
- 26 September 2028
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Whaleback
- Architect profile
- WHALEBACK LTD
- Agent address
- Whaleback 91 Boundary Road Hove BN3 7GA
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14126957
- Documents
- 22
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
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202514 Mar
Discharge of Conditions 4 (ecology method statement), 5 (ecology enhancement measures), 11 (schedule of…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsSDNP/25/01097/DCOND - 202416 Dec
Erection of single storey rear and side extension and entrance canopy, changes to building materials…
ApprovedHouseholderSDNP/24/05181/HOUS - 20241 Feb
Demolition of existing bungalow and garage, erection of a replacement single-storey dwelling and outbuilding…
ApprovedFull ApplicationSDNP/24/00448/FUL
Source: South Downs
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- Whaleback · Agent for this application
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