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Rhubarb Cottage 1 South Lane Houghton West Sussex BN18 9LN

SDNP/26/00292/HOUSHouseholderAwaiting decision
Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Proposed single-storey side extension with habitable roofspace, installation of front rooflights, extension of rear dormer, alterations to fenestration and landscaping works.

Received
26 January 2026
Decision due
23 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Arundel Ward
  1. Received26 Jan
  2. Validated26 Jan
  3. Consult.26 Feb
  4. Target23 Mar
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 26 February.

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey side extension at Rhubarb Cottage 1 South Lane Houghton West Sussex BN18 9LN. South Downs has handled 5,093 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 26 January 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Houghton conservation area, with 10 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 53 applications across Arundel Ward. We hold 1,042 applications in total for the BN18 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
BN18 9LN
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Houghton Parish Meeting

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 January 2026
Last date for comments
26 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Studiofortysix
Agent address
71 Hemel Hempstead Road Redbourn St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 7NL

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14643498
Documents
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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.

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