North Farm London Road Washington West Sussex RH20 4BB Data via plota.co.uk

SDNP/26/03602/DEM - Demolition Prior Notification Application in Progress

Proposal

Former agricultural building in use for storing wine produced at on-site winery Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
17 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 15 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 8 Nov 2026 and 18 Nov 2026, from South Downs's recent changes of use.

Site constraints 7

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
National infrastructure project 1180 m away: Rampion 2 Offshore Wind Farm; Nature improvement area: South Downs Way Ahead; Inside the Findon built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, 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
Demolition Prior Notification
Postcode
RH20 4BB
Received
17 Sept 2026
Validated
17 Sept 2026
Ward
Storrington and Washington Ward
Parish
Washington Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Oct 2026
Decision level
SDNPA Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
dowsettmayhew Planning Partnership

Decision outlook

Day 22 of the 56-day target. South Downs usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 2234 days to 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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15216954
Planning Portal ref
PP-15216954
Statutory expiry
15 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

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