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Novington Oak Novington Lane East Chiltington East Sussex BN7 3AU

SDNP/26/00986/LDELawful Development Cert (Existing)Awaiting decision
Lawful development certificate
Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Continued use of land for equine purposes for at least the last ten years

Received
9 March 2026
Decision due
18 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Plumpton Streat E.Chiltington St John W
Agent
Delaval Designs
  1. Received9 Mar
  2. Validated23 Mar
  3. Consult.20 Apr
  4. Target18 May
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 20 April.

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About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at Novington Oak Novington Lane East Chiltington East Sussex BN7 3AU. South Downs has handled 551 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 9 March 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 10 applications across Plumpton Streat E.Chiltington St John W. We hold 4,320 applications in total for the BN7 postcode area.

90% of amendment 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
BN7 3AU
Application type
Lawful Development Cert (Existing)
Scale / size
Small
Parish
East Chiltington Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 March 2026
Last date for comments
20 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Delaval Designs
Agent address
Heron House Laughton Road Ringmer

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
6

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.

Source: South Downs

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