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

SDNP/26/02894/LIS - Listed Building Approved

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

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Received
24 Jul 2026
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Validated
19 Aug 2026
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Approved
20 Oct 2026

Approved on 20 Oct 2026 · LA Delegated Decision · Last checked 21 Oct 2026

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: The Grange
List entry 1026497 · 2 m away · 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; 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

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 £3,250,000 in September 2025. Other property, freehold.

23 September 2025£3,250,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

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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
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Target decision
23 Oct 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
20 Oct 2026
Decision level
LA Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Ben Pentreath Ltd.

How this decision compares

Decided in 62 days from validation, about the council's usual 61 days. Approved, as 85% of commercial and major works here are.

48%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
63decided 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 21 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

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

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