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Forest View Park Crossbush Lane Poling West Sussex

SDNP/25/04788/FULFull ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 21 July 2026

Delegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Retrospective application for use of land for the stationing of 1 static caravan for residential purposes, in extension to existing caravan site.

Received
1 December 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Arundel Ward
Agent
Promethean Planning
  1. Received1 Dec
  2. Validated22 Jan
  3. Consult.6 Mar
  4. Target19 Mar
  5. Decided21 Jul

Decided in 180 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at Forest View Park Crossbush Lane Poling West Sussex. South Downs has handled 5,093 applications of this type. This one was decided in 232 days, 25 weeks longer than South Downs's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 53 applications across Arundel Ward.

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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Why it was refused

  1. The use of the land for the siting of a static caravan and the erection of associated boundary fencing has resulted in a visually intrusive and incongruous form of development that has encroached onto land forming part of the public highway. By reason of its siting, appearance, and projection beyond the established building line and existing site of static homes along this section of Crossbush Lane, the development appears discordant within its surroundings and detracts from the character and appearance of the locality, and represents a harmful over concentration of this area of pitches as a whole. The proposal therefore conflicts with Policies SD1, SD4, SD5, SD25 and SD33 of the South Downs Local Plan (2014-2033), the National Planning Policy Framework (2024) and the First Purpose of a National Park.
  2. Insufficient information has been submitted to demonstrate that the development has not resulted, or would not result, in adverse effects of the adjacent Ancient Woodland at Poling Copse. The proposal therefore conflicts with policies SD9 and SD11 of the South Downs Local Plan (2014-2033), the National Planning Policy Framework (2024) and the First Purpose of a National Park.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Poling Parish Meeting

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 January 2026
Last date for comments
6 March 2026
Target decision date
19 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Promethean Planning
Agent address
Suite 114 26 The Hornet Chichester West Sussex PO19 7BB

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14524539
Documents
16

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

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.

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