Baldocks Garage Ditchling Road Wivelsfield East Sussex RH17 7RF Data via plota.co.uk

LW/26/0336 - Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Provision of 2No. jet wash enclosures and associated works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Jun 2026
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Validated
13 Jul 2026
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Consultation
22 Jul 2026
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Approved
8 Sept 2026

Approved on 8 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Wivelsfield 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 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 1

Last sold for £115,000 in January 2024. Other property, leasehold.

16 January 2024£115,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

Building

Floor area62 m² (667 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 84)
UseOffices and Workshop Businesses
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2023, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Lewes
Application type
Planning Application
Postcode
RH17 7RF
Received
24 Jun 2026
Validated
13 Jul 2026
Ward
Wivelsfield
Parish
Wivelsfield
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Sept 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
8 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Agent
JMS Planning & Development Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 57 days from validation, about the council's usual 54 days. Approved, as 81% of commercial premises here are.

67%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
27decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Lewes in the last twelve months, from validation. Lewes decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

10 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15032708
Planning Portal ref
PP-15032708
Neighbours
22 Jul 2026
Consultation
22 Jul 2026
Comments by
21 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
29 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
7 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Lewes
Planning Authority Score
7/10
Good
#62 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Lewes ranks #126 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Only 25% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

Rarely extends deadlines
decisions usually arrive on time
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Lewes decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #134 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #111 of 296
69%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #126 of 296
25%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #30 of 296
76%
Minor dwellings approved
63 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
5 decided (10+ homes)
88%
Change of use approved
16 decided
394
Total decisions
42 refused in the year to March 2026

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.