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Forge Cottage The Lane Westdean East Sussex BN25 4AL

SDNP/25/04514/LISApproved

Approved on 4 February 2026

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Alterations to existing conservatory.

Received
7 November 2025
Council
South Downs
  1. Received7 Nov
  2. Validated7 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided4 Feb

Decided in 89 days

About this application

This is a planning application for a conservatory at Forge Cottage The Lane Westdean East Sussex BN25 4AL. South Downs has handled 15,921 applications of this type. This one was decided in 89 days, 5 weeks longer than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in the Westdean conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,427 applications in total for the BN25 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
BN25 4AL

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 November 2025

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Westdean
  • Listed building: Grade II: Forge CottageOn this site
  • National park: South Downs

Possibly incomplete for this council: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (19)

flood storage 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: South Downs

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