Northease Lodge Newhaven Road Northease East Sussex BN7 3EY
Refused on 6 July 2026
Proposal
Installation of solar panels to roof
- Received
- 28 January 2026
- Council
- South Downs
- ReceivedReceived28 Jan
- ValidatedValidated12 Feb
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided6 Jul
Decided in 144 days
About this application
This is a planning application for a solar installation at Northease Lodge Newhaven Road Northease East Sussex BN7 3EY. South Downs has handled 15,957 applications of this type. This one was decided in 144 days, 13 weeks longer than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in 4 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 4,323 applications in total for the BN7 postcode area.
Why it was refused
- The proposed solar panels, by reason of their siting and appearance on the roof slope, would result in harm to the special architectural and historic interest of the listed building. Although only limited views would be available from the public realm, the panels would be highly visually intrusive when viewed from the garden, which forms the principal view of the roofscape and contributes to the significance and character of the heritage asset. The proposals would therefore fail to preserve the special interest of the listed building and would result in harm to the character of the 'Courtyards' of the listed building. The application fails to provide clear and convincing justification for this harm, and no public benefits have been demonstrated that would outweigh the identified harm to the heritage asset. Accordingly, the proposal is contrary to paragraphs 212, 213 and 215 of the National Planning Policy Framework and Policies SD12 and SD13 of the South Downs Local Plan 2019.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- BN7 3EY
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 12 February 2026
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 (20)
flood storage areas, conservation 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.
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: South Downs
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