Soal Farm Ridge Common Lane Steep Petersfield Hampshire GU32 1AN
Approved on 16 April 2026
Planning committee
Proposal
Proposed external and internal alterations, including retrospective works to regularise numerous changes undertaken without consent.
- Received
- 5 August 2025
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Council
- South Downs
- Ward
- Froxfield, Sheet & Steep Ward
- Agent
- Ian Wightman Ltd
- ReceivedReceived5 Aug
- ValidatedValidated5 Aug
- Consult.Consultation3 Feb
- TargetTarget Date30 Sep
- DecidedDecided16 Apr
Decided in 254 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a heritage application at Soal Farm Ridge Common Lane Steep Petersfield Hampshire GU32 1AN. South Downs has handled 1,352 applications of this type. This one was decided in 254 days, 28 weeks longer than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 38 applications across Froxfield, Sheet & Steep Ward. We hold 2,576 applications in total for the GU32 postcode area.
93% of heritage 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
- GU32 1AN
- Application type
- Listed Building
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Steep Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 5 August 2025
- Last date for comments
- 3 February 2026
- Target decision date
- 30 September 2025
- Permission expires
- 16 April 2029
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Ian Wightman Ltd
- Architect profile
- IAN WIGHTMAN LIMITED
- Agent address
- 26 Chapel Street Chichester PO19 1DL
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14229183
- Documents
- 39
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Listed building: Soal FarmhouseOn 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 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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© 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.
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Associated applications
- 20255 Aug
Proposed external and internal alterations, including retrospective works to regularise numerous changes…
ApprovedHouseholderFiled alongsideSDNP/25/03195/HOUS - 20255 Aug
Proposed external and internal alterations, including retrospective works to regularise numerous changes…
This applicationApprovedHeritageSDNP/25/03196/LIS
Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202623 Apr
Retain as existing, removal of straight staircase
PendingListed building consentSDNP/26/01600/LIS - 202623 Apr
Non-Material Amendment Removal of the need to reinstate the straight staircase from the ground to first floor…
ApprovedNon-material amendmentSDNP/26/01601/NMA - 20135 Jul
Repair to dwelling roof, replace plastic guttering and down pipes with black powder coated aluminium
ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/13/03164/LIS
Source: South Downs
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