2 Sportsmans Cottages Rackham Road Amberley West Sussex BN18 9NR Data via plota.co.uk

SDNP/26/04064/HOUS - Householder Application in Progress
Extensions & alterationsSolar & renewables

Proposal

Installation of 1no new window to front and 8no solar panels to roof Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Oct 2026
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Validated
20 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 15 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 15 Dec 2026 and 24 Dec 2026, from South Downs's recent extensions.

Documents 2

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM - REDACTED Application Form · 12 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF CIL FORM CIL Forms · 12 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

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.
Special protection area 22 m away: Arun Valley
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.
Agricultural land, grade 4
Poor quality farmland, not best and most versatile. 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), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
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.
SSSI 22 m away: Amberley Wild Brooks 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 2
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
Priority habitat 7 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 23 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 1

Last sold for £635,000 in November 2025. Semi-detached house, freehold.

24 November 2025£635,000

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

Building

Floor area116 m² (1,249 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (59 out of 100), could reach C
PropertySemi-detached house, 5 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
South Downs
Application type
Householder
Postcode
BN18 9NR
Received
12 Oct 2026
Validated
20 Oct 2026
Ward
Pulborough, Coldwatham and Amberley
Parish
Amberley Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Dec 2026
Decision level
SDNPA Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
DMA Building Designs

Decision outlook

Day 8 of the 56-day target. South Downs usually decides extensions by day 57.

Day 849 days to the predicted decision (day 57)
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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 23 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
15 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

7 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
Wildview House Rackham Road Amberley West Sussex BN18 9NR
Single storey side extension.
SDNP/24/03437/HOUS
2024 Approved
Wildview House Rackham Road Amberley West Sussex BN18 9NR
Extension to existing studio to form holiday let
SDNP/24/03484/FUL
2023 Approved
7 Crossgates Rackham Road Amberley West Sussex BN18 9NS
Erection of porch to front elevation. Erection of a single storey rear extension and dorm…
SDNP/23/03188/HOUS
2022 Approved
13 Crossgates Rackham Road Amberley West Sussex BN18 9NS
Erection of a single storey garden office at the end of the rear garden
SDNP/22/02191/HOUS
2019
Woodybanks Cottage Rackham Road Amberley West Sussex BN18 9NR
Removal of existing 2.5m high dying privet hedge and erection of a 2m fence with beach he…
SDNP/19/05534/HOUS
2019 Approved
19 Crossgates Rackham Road Amberley West Sussex BN18 9NS
Erection of a single garage
SDNP/19/02118/HOUS
2017 Approved
10 Crossgates Rackham Road Amberley BN18 9NS
Erection of part single storey part two storey side extension featuring 1x dormer window…
SDNP/17/05518/HOUS

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.