Land at 508918 115291 Melton Drive Storrington West Sussex Data via plota.co.uk

SDNP/26/03221/ADJAUT - Adjoining Authority Consultation Decided

Proposal

Adjoining Authority Consultation - Horsham District Council () - Reserved Matters submission pursuant to condition 2a of outline planning permission for the erection of 62 dwellings relating to matters of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 31 Aug 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 9 Oct 2026, from South Downs's recent new homes.

Site constraints 2

Agricultural land, grade 1
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
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 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

Application type
Adjoining Authority Consultation
Received
10 Aug 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Ward
Midhurst Ward CH
Parish
Midhurst Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
31 Aug 2026
Decision level
SDNPA Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 60, past South Downs's usual 56 days for new homes. 82% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 9 Nov 2026.

Day 6031 days to the 91-day target
51%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
51decided in the last year

Plota live figures for new homes 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

Statutory expiry
31 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No