1 School Close Fittleworth West Sussex RH20 1JD
Proposal
Part-retrospective change of use of residential outbuilding to a self-contained residential annexe/holiday let.
- Received
- 22 October 2025
- Decision due
- 29 December 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- South Downs
- Ward
- Fittleworth Ward CH
- Agent
- Cross Town Planning
- ReceivedReceived22 Oct
- ValidatedValidated3 Nov
- Consult.Consultation24 Dec
- TargetTarget Date29 Dec
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is a full planning application for an outbuilding at 1 School Close Fittleworth West Sussex RH20 1JD. South Downs has handled 5,093 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 22 October 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 65 applications across Fittleworth Ward CH. 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 1JD
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Fittleworth Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 3 November 2025
- Last date for comments
- 24 December 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Cross Town Planning
- Agent address
- Suite 68897 PO Box 6945 London W1A 6US
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14363989
- Documents
- 17
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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© 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.
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Source: South Downs
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