The Old Smithy Land South of Brook Cottage Balls Cross Road Petworth Balls Cross GU28 9JP Data via plota.co.uk

SDNP/26/01929/FUL - Full Application Application in Progress

Proposal

Change of Use form workshop to 1 no. one-bedroom self-build dwelling with alterations and extension to east elevation, associated access, parking, and landscaping Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 May 2026
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Validated
22 Jun 2026
Decision
Expected by 11 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 109.

Documents 8

Consultation & comments 6

PDF Supporter’s name hidden Show Support Comment · 19 Jul 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Consultee Comment · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗
PDF WSCC, HIGHWAYS Consultee Comment · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗
PDF Supporter’s name hidden Show Support Comment · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Consultee Comment · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not 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.
Special area of conservation 85 m away: Ebernoe Common
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
SSSI 85 m away: Ebernoe Common SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National park 8 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.
2 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Crossways, Grade II, 33 m away · 2 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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Also on the record
Open access land 8 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed.; Priority habitat 47 m away: Deciduous woodland.
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 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
Full Application
Postcode
GU28 9JP
Received
15 May 2026
Validated
22 Jun 2026
Ward
Loxwood Ward CH
Parish
Ebernoe Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
11 Nov 2026
Decision level
LA Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Manorwood

Decision outlook

Day 109, past the statutory target. 81% of changes of use 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 7 Oct 2026.

Day 10953 days past the 56-day target
59%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
68decided in the last year

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

Public comments

5comments received
1 objecting4 supporting

80% support · above the UK average of 16%

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14907664
Planning Portal ref
PP-14907664
Statutory expiry
17 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No