Bury Manor Farm Bury Common Bury West Sussex RH20 1NS Data via plota.co.uk

SDNP/26/02652/PA3R - Prior Approval CoU Agric to Flexi Refused

Proposal

Change of use of former dairy to flexible commercial use Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
7 Jul 2026
Refused
27 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 27 Aug 2026 · LA Delegated Decision · Last checked 27 Aug 2026

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: Barn at Bury Manor Farm
List entry 1222360 · 23 m from the pin · 2 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Conservation area 90 m away: Bury; Inside the Bury (Chichester) 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

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Important details

Application type
Prior Approval CoU Agric to Flexi
Postcode
RH20 1NS
Received
7 Jul 2026
Validated
7 Jul 2026
Ward
Fittleworth Ward CH
Parish
Bury Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
1 Sept 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Required and Refused
Decision date
27 Aug 2026
Decision level
LA Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Scott Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, 4 days faster than South Downs's median of 55 for changes of use. Refused, as 23% of changes of use here are.

65%decided within 8 weeks
77%approved
71decided 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

1comment received
1 supporting

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 27 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15060163
Env. assessment
No