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Land adjacent to Old Orchard Wakestone Lane Bedham Wisborough Green West Sussex RH20 1JR

SDNP/26/00667/OHLOverhead Electricity LinesAwaiting decision
Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Replacement of 2 no. electricity wood poles and eight stays to support 11kV overhead line.

Received
16 February 2026
Decision due
30 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Fittleworth Ward CH
  1. Received16 Feb
  2. Validated16 Feb
  3. Consult.23 Mar
  4. Target30 Mar
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 23 March.

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About this application

This is a planning application at Land adjacent to Old Orchard Wakestone Lane Bedham Wisborough Green West Sussex RH20 1JR. South Downs has handled 50 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 16 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 65 applications across Fittleworth Ward CH. We hold 2,892 applications in total for the RH20 postcode area.

93% of all 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
RH20 1JR
Application type
Overhead Electricity Lines
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Fittleworth Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 February 2026
Last date for comments
23 March 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Documents
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • National park: South Downs
  • SSSI: The Mens SSSI
  • Special Area of Conservation: The Mens
  • Ancient woodlandPart of the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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

Also checked, none recorded (18)

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, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, 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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