13 Smugglers Close Alfriston East Sussex BN26 5TG Data via plota.co.uk

SDNP/26/02101/HOUS - Householder Approved

Proposal

Erection of new front entrance porch, including minor raising of flat roof, and alterations to fenestration Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 May 2026
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Validated
29 May 2026
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Approved
15 Jul 2026

Approved on 15 Jul 2026 · SDNPA Delegated Decision · Last checked 20 Jul 2026

Documents 3

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Supporter’s name hidden Show Support Comment · 17 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

South Downs National Park
The park authority decides applications here. Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Landscape, scenic beauty and wildlife carry great weight, and major development is only allowed in exceptional circumstances.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% 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 ↗
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Seaford to Eastbourne: Drink-in the Downs; Nature improvement area: South Downs Way Ahead; National nature reserve 420 m away: Seven Sisters; Conservation area 56 m away: Alfriston; 8 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Alfriston built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.

Sales history 4

Last sold for £625,000 in November 2023. Detached house, freehold.

30 November 2023£625,000
25 March 2021£615,000
10 March 2015£415,000
23 May 2003£265,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area121 m² (1,302 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (70 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached bungalow, 5 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2020, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Householder
Postcode
BN26 5TG
Received
21 May 2026
Validated
29 May 2026
Ward
East Dean Ward
Parish
Alfriston Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Jul 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
15 Jul 2026
Decision level
SDNPA Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Lusted Design

How this decision compares

Decided in 47 days from validation, 10 days faster than South Downs's median of 57 for extensions. Approved, as 92% of extensions here are.

50%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
696decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
24 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.