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SDNP/26/02987/OHL - Overhead Electricity Lines Application Determined

Proposal

Consent under Section 37 of the Electricity Act 1989 - Replacement of 1 no. Electricity pole - supporting 11kV overhead line. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 72.

Documents 3

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Consultee Comment · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Special area of conservation: Ebernoe Common
Internationally or nationally protected for its wildlife. A habitats assessment is needed.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
SSSI: Ebernoe Common SSSI
Natural England must be consulted on work that may affect it.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
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.
Ancient woodland 3 m away: ebernoe common
Inside the 15 m buffer standing advice asks for from the boundary.
National policy refuses development that would cause loss or deterioration of ancient woodland or ancient trees unless there are wholly exceptional reasons.
Habitat network: Ancient Semi Natural Woodland
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; Priority habitat 3 m away: Deciduous woodland; Open access land 1 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed.; 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 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
Overhead Electricity Lines
Received
29 Jul 2026
Validated
29 Jul 2026
Ward
Loxwood Ward CH
Parish
Ebernoe Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Sept 2026
Decision level
LA Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 72, past the statutory target. 77% of utility and infrastructure works in South Downs are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 28 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 7216 days past the 56-day target
59%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
116decided in the last year

Plota live figures for utility and infrastructure works 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
9 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No