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SDNP/26/03312/FUL - Full Application Approved

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Application progress

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Received

25 Aug 2026

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Validated

1 Sept 2026

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Approved

6 Oct 2026

Approved on 6 Oct 2026 · SDNPA Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Documents 4

Associated applications 3

FullApproved6 Oct 2026SDNP/26/03312/FULThis application
Installation of solar panels to roof of holiday let
FullApproved12 Nov 2024council archive
- AmendmentAmendment to install gable window and solar panels to house extension.11 Aug 2026SDNP/26/03037/HOUS

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 30 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 30 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: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ

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 10 m away: Deciduous woodland.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 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.

Building

Floor area194 m² (2,088 sq ft)

Energy ratingC (70 out of 100)

PropertyDetached bungalow, 7 habitable rooms

Built1930 to 1949

HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil

WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2012, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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20 Oct 2026Pending

2 Sportsmans Cottages Rackham Road Amberley West Sussex BN18 9NR

Installation of 1no new window to front and 8no solar panels to roof

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11 Aug 2026Approved

Wildview House Rackham Road Amberley West Sussex BN18 9NR

Amendment to SDNP/24/03484/FUL and SDNP/24/03437/HOU to install gable window and...

SDNP/26/03037/HOUS

Important details

Council: South Downs
Application type: Full Application
Postcode: BN18 9NR
Received: 25 Aug 2026
Validated: 1 Sept 2026
Ward: Pulborough, Coldwatham and Amberley
Parish: Amberley Parish Council
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 27 Oct 2026
Decision: Approved
Decision date: 6 Oct 2026
Decision level: SDNPA Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Tony Rogers Building Consultants

How this decision compares

Decided in 35 days from validation, 21 days faster than South Downs's median of 56 for commercial premises. Approved, as 84% of commercial premises here are.

This one35d

Council56d

UK56d

57%decided within 8 weeks

84%approved

114decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15177521
Planning Portal ref: PP-15177521
Statutory expiry: 27 Oct 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved

Single storey side extension.

SDNP/24/03437/HOUS 26 Nov 2024

2024 Approved

Extension to existing studio to form holiday let

SDNP/24/03484/FUL 12 Nov 2024

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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 31 Jan 2024

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 18 Aug 2022

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 19 Nov 2019

2019 Approved

19 Crossgates Rackham Road Amberley West Sussex BN18 9NS

Erection of a single garage

SDNP/19/02118/HOUS 9 Jul 2019

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 16 Mar 2018

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.