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The Folly Graffham Common Road Graffham West Sussex GU28 0PT

SDNP/25/04998/HOUSHouseholderRefused

Refused on 6 October 2026

Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Erection of garage with pitched dormer windows and conservation rooflights.

Received
17 December 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Fittleworth Ward CH
Agent
Bell Cornwell LLP
  1. Received17 Dec
  2. Validated19 Feb
  3. Consult.30 Mar
  4. Target16 Apr
  5. Decided6 Oct

Decided in 229 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at The Folly Graffham Common Road Graffham West Sussex GU28 0PT. South Downs has handled 5,093 applications of this type. This one was decided in 293 days, 34 weeks longer than South Downs's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 63 applications across Fittleworth Ward CH. We hold 576 applications in total for the GU28 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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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed garage building, which would be sited outside the established residential curtilage of The Folly, would represent an incongruous and visually prominent form of development within the wider landscape. No justification has been provided for locating the building beyond the residential curtilage, and as such it constitutes unjustified development in the countryside. As a result, the building would cause harm to the rural character and landscape quality of the South Downs National Park, failing to conserve and enhance its landscape character and scenic beauty. The proposal is contrary to Section 19 of the National Planning Policy Framework, Policies SD1, SD4, SD5, SD6, SD7, SD8, SD22, SD25 and SD31 of the South Downs Local Plan, and the first statutory purpose of designation of the South Downs National Park.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
GU28 0PT
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Graffham Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 February 2026
Last date for comments
30 March 2026
Target decision date
16 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Bell Cornwell LLP
Agent address
Unit 2 Meridian Office Park Osborn Way Hook RG27 9HY United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14565823
Documents
26

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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