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Rhubarb Cottage 1 South Lane Houghton West Sussex BN18 9LN

SDNP/26/02785/HOUSApproved

Approved on 18 September 2026

7 conditions

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

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

Received
15 July 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 2 October 2026
Council
South Downs
  1. Received15 Jul
  2. Validated15 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target18 Sep
  5. Decided18 Sep

Decided in 65 days

About this application

This is a planning application for a single storey side extension at Rhubarb Cottage 1 South Lane Houghton West Sussex BN18 9LN. South Downs has handled 15,931 applications of this type. This one was decided in 65 days, 9 days longer than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in the Houghton conservation area, with 10 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 1,042 applications in total for the BN18 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
BN18 9LN

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 July 2026
Target decision date
18 September 2026

Additional information

Documents
23

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.

Source: South Downs

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