Hatch Farm Wheatsheaf Enclosure Milland West Sussex GU30 7EL Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Installation of solar PV array, a PV switchboard, erection of a substation building and energy centre building at Hatch Farm, and the installation of a step-down transformer at Hollycombe House with a detailed scheme of landscaping and other associated works to provide renewable energy across the Hollycombe Estate. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 13 Feb 2026 · SDNPA Committee Decision · Last checked 16 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by South Downs Planning Committee on 12 Feb 2026.
Approved
No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.
- The agent spoke in support of the solar array.
- Officers confirmed the site had low archaeological potential and that the transformer near the listed house needed no Listed Building Consent.
- The committee approved the application subject to conditions, with concerns about veteran trees fully resolved.
Source: Plota analysis of South Downs's committee minutes, South Downs Planning Committee minutes, 12 February 2026 .
Documents 34
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 5
Application forms 4
Consultation & comments 20
Associated applications 4
Site constraints 3
Checked on 15 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2015, 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
- Full Application
- Postcode
- GU30 7EL
- Received
- 25 Jun 2025
- Validated
- 25 Jul 2025
- Ward
- Fernhurst Ward CH
- Parish
- Milland Parish Council
- Target decision
- 28 Feb 2026
- Decision
- Approved
- Decision date
- 13 Feb 2026
- Decision level
- SDNPA Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Whaleback
How this decision compares
Decided in 203 days from validation, 128 days slower than South Downs's median of 75 for full applications. Approved, as 88% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by South Downs in the last twelve months, from validation. South Downs decision record →
Public comments
100% object · above the UK average of 74%
15 neighbours consulted · Last counted 16 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14116268
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14116268
- Statutory expiry
- 24 Oct 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
1 previous application on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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.
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