The Grange Hesworth Common Lane Fittleworth West Sussex RH20 1EW Data via plota.co.uk

SDNP/26/02894/LIS - Listed Building Application in Progress

Proposal

Addition of dormer window, division of cellar, refurbishing of bathrooms, external alterations to wing and replacement pool and pool building. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
24 Jul 2026
Validated
19 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 14 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 13 Oct 2026 and 28 Oct 2026, from South Downs's recent commercial and major works.

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: The Grange
List entry 1026497 · 2 m from the pin · 8 more listed buildings within 150 m (8 Grade II)
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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Historic England ↗
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.
Fittleworth conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
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
Scheduled monument 197 m away: Lower Fittleworth North Bridge; Inside the Fittleworth built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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

Checked on 11 September 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
Listed Building
Postcode
RH20 1EW
Received
24 Jul 2026
Validated
19 Aug 2026
Ward
Fittleworth Ward CH
Parish
Fittleworth Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Oct 2026
Decision level
LA Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Ben Pentreath Ltd.

Decision outlook

Day 26 of the 56-day target. South Downs usually decides commercial and major works by day 56.

Day 2630 days to the 56-day target
51%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
76decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by South Downs in the last twelve months, from validation. South Downs decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 9 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15066486
Statutory expiry
14 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No