Chailey Heritage Clinical Services Beggars Wood Road Chailey East Sussex BN8 4JN Data via plota.co.uk

LW/26/0465 - Prior Approval (Non-Domestic) Solar PV Awaiting decision
Solar & renewables

Proposal

Prior Notification Under The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J for the installation of solar equipment across three roof spaces Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Sept 2026
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Consultation
8 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 28 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 7 Oct 2026, from Lewes's recent prior approvals. Comments are open until 6 Oct 2026.

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Documents

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Site constraints 6

Local nature reserve 58 m away: Chailey Common
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.
SSSI 59 m away: Chailey Common 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: 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
1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the North Chailey 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

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

Council
Lewes
Application type
Prior Approval (Non-Domestic) Solar PV
Postcode
BN8 4JN
Received
2 Sept 2026
Validated
2 Sept 2026
Ward
Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey
Parish
Chailey
Case officer
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Target decision
28 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 12 of the 56-day target. Lewes usually decides prior approvals by day 29.

Day 1244 days to the 56-day target
86%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
18decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by Lewes in the last twelve months, from validation. Lewes decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 9 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15186133
Consultation
8 Sept 2026
Comments by
6 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
28 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
Section 73A Retrospective Planning Application for recently completed car park, in relati…
LW/23/0200
2023 Approved
Section 73A Retrospective Planning Application for recently completed car park, in relati…
LW/23/0200
2022 Withdrawn
Discharge of Condition 4 (Ecological Design Strategy) in relation to approval LW/22/0174
LW/22/0839/CD
2022 Withdrawn
Discharge of Condition 4 (Ecological Design Strategy) in relation to approval LW/22/0174
LW/22/0839/CD
2023 Approved
Installation of 2no. Air Source Heat Pumps with sound protective screening
LW/23/0012
2023 Approved
Installation of 2no. Air Source Heat Pumps with sound protective screening
LW/23/0012
2022 Approved
Reconfiguration of existing car park and grassland to accommodate; 32no. parking spaces a…
LW/22/0174
2022 Approved
Reconfiguration of existing car park and grassland to accommodate; 32no. parking spaces a…
LW/22/0174
2021 Approved
installation of 288 micogeneration solar PV panels under The Town and Country Planning (G…
LW/21/0834
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2018 Approved
Chailey Heritage School Haywards Heath Road North Chailey East Sussex BN8 4EF
Use of land as a temporary car park (for a 5 year period)
LW/18/0216
2018 Approved
Chailey Heritage School Haywards Heath Road North Chailey East Sussex BN8 4EF
Use of land as a temporary car park (for a 5 year period)
LW/18/0216
2017 Approved
Chailey Heritage School Haywards Heath Road North Chailey East Sussex BN8 4EF
Discharge of conditions 1 and 2 relating to Planning Approval LW/15/0819
LW/17/0990/CD
2017 Approved
Chailey Heritage School Haywards Heath Road North Chailey East Sussex BN8 4EF
Discharge of conditions 1 and 2 relating to Planning Approval LW/15/0819
LW/17/0990/CD
Lewes
Planning Authority Score
7/10
Good
#62 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Lewes ranks #126 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Only 25% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

Rarely extends deadlines
decisions usually arrive on time
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Lewes decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #134 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #111 of 296
69%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #126 of 296
25%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #30 of 296
76%
Minor dwellings approved
63 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
5 decided (10+ homes)
88%
Change of use approved
16 decided
394
Total decisions
42 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings