Jacksons Cottage A and B A286 Vicarage Lane to The Grinch West Dean West Sussex PO18 0RX Data via plota.co.uk

SDNP/26/02577/LDP - Lawful Development Cert (Proposed) Application in Progress
Change of use

Proposal

Conversion of 2 no. dwelling houses (C3) into student accommodation (residential institutions C2) creating 7 no. en-suite bedrooms with communal facilities. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Jul 2026
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Validated
23 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 17 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 78.

Documents 1

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 30 Jun 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 9

Grade II listed: Jackson's Cottage Numbers A and B
List entry 1026118 · 3 m away · 6 more listed buildings within 150 m (6 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 ↗
Nutrient neutrality catchment: Solent: Includes Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA/Ramsar, Solent and Southampton Water SPA/Ramsar, Solent Maritime SAC, Portsmouth Harbour SPA/Ramsar
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
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.
West Dean 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.
Registered park or garden 23 m away: West Dean
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the West Dean (Chichester) 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 · No scheduled monument 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 area146 m² (1,572 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (62 out of 100), could reach C
PropertySemi-detached house, 5 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingCommunity scheme
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2018, 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
Lawful Development Cert (Proposed)
Postcode
PO18 0RX
Received
1 Jul 2026
Validated
23 Jul 2026
Ward
Goodwood Ward CH
Parish
West Dean Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Sept 2026
Decision level
LA Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Vallis and Hall Conservation Architects

Decision outlook

Day 78, past the statutory target. 81% of changes of use in South Downs are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 22 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 7822 days past the 56-day target
59%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
68decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15008548
Planning Portal ref
PP-15008548
Statutory expiry
17 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Withdrawn
164 and 165 A286 The Grinch to Town Lane West Dean West Sussex PO18 0RX
Notification of intention to remove 30m of box hedge and replace with 30m of native hedgi…
SDNP/25/01353/TCA
2020 Withdrawn
West Dean Gardens West Dean Chichester West Sussex PO18 0RX
Class DA takeaway.
20/01443/PDDA
2020 Withdrawn
West Dean Gardens West Dean Chichester West Sussex PO18 0RX
Class DA takeaway.
20/01443/PDDA
2020 Approved
132 A286 The Grinch to Town Lane West Dean Chichester West Sussex PO18 0RX
Notification of intention to fell 1 no. tree (unknown species).
SDNP/20/01580/TCA
2020 Approved
165 A286 The Grinch To Town Lane West Dean PO18 0RX
Notification of intention to fell 2 no. multi-stemmed Ash trees (marked on plan as X).
SDNP/20/01624/TCA
2018 Approved
164 West Dean Chichester West Sussex PO18 0RX
Notification of intention to fell 1 no. Spruce tree (T1), 1 no. Scots Pine tree (T2) and…
SDNP/18/03015/TCA

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.