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Bankside Bell Lane Cocking GU29 0HU

SDNP/26/02672/LISRefused

Refused on 24 August 2026

2 reasons for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Replace patches of roof tiles, repair main chimney, repair or remove secondary chimney (retro-fit) and replace guttering in two locations.

Received
8 July 2026
Council
South Downs
  1. Received8 Jul
  2. Validated8 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided24 Aug

Decided in 47 days

About this application

This is a planning application at Bankside Bell Lane Cocking GU29 0HU. South Downs has handled 15,921 applications of this type. This one was decided in 47 days, 9 days quicker than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in the Cocking conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 1,331 applications in total for the GU29 postcode area.

Why it was refused

  1. The application has failed to provide sufficient information to allow an informed assessment of the impact of the proposed development on the significance of the heritage asset. The application therefore conflicts with Policy SD1, SD12, SD13 and SD15 of the South Downs National Park Local Plan 2014-33, the first purpose of the National Park, and section 16 of the National Planning Policy Framework..
  2. The site is within the 6.5 km buffer zone of the Singleton and Cocking Tunnels SAC and within the 12km buffer zone of the Ebernoe Common SAC, these sites have been designated for their bat populations. No evidence has been provided to demonstrate that the development would not impact on bats, or that impacts could be adequately mitigated for. The proposal is therefore contrary to SD1, SD9 and SD10 of the South Downs Local Plan (2014-33), the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 as amended, the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 as amended, the first purpose of the National Park, and section 15 of the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
GU29 0HU

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 July 2026

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: CockingPart of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: BanksideOn this site
  • 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 (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.

Source: South Downs

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