Little Chyngton Chyngton Lane Seaford East Sussex Data via plota.co.uk

SDNP/26/01613/ADJAUT - Adjoining Authority Consultation Decided

Proposal

Adjoining Authority Consultation - Eastbourne Borough and Lewes District Councils () - Installation of 20 to 24 ground mounted solar panels at the south west corner of the garden Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Apr 2026
Decision
Expected by 8 May 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 175.

Site constraints 10

Public bridleway about 1 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Radon affected area, class 6
An estimated 30% or more of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
National park about 1 m away: South Downs
Outside the park; its setting can still be raised.
Landscape, scenic beauty and wildlife carry great weight, and major development is only allowed in exceptional circumstances.
6 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Chyngton Cottages, Grade II, about 50 m from the postcode pin · 6 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area about 37 m away: Seaford (Chyngton Lane); Nature recovery project: Seaford to Eastbourne: Drink-in the Downs; Local nature reserve about 485 m away: Seven Sisters; SSSI about 487 m away: Seaford to Beachy Head SSSI; Heritage coast about 4 m away: Sussex.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
Adjoining Authority Consultation
Postcode
BN25 4JE
Received
17 Apr 2026
Validated
17 Apr 2026
Ward
Midhurst Ward CH
Parish
Midhurst Town Council
Case officer
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Target decision
8 May 2026
Decision level
SDNPA Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 175, past the statutory target. 100% of other in South Downs are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 4 Oct 2026.

Day 175119 days past the 56-day target
100%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
17decided in the last year

Plota live figures for other decided by South Downs in the last twelve months, from validation. South Downs decision record →

Public comments

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Last counted 4 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
8 May 2026
Env. assessment
No