Cherry Tree Cottage London Road Watersfield West Sussex RH20 1ND Data via plota.co.uk

SDNP/26/03122/LIS - Listed Building Approved

Proposal

Removal a failing, modern mineral felt covering on the flat roof of an existing extension and replace it with high-quality, traditional rolled lead. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Aug 2026
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Validated
20 Aug 2026
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Approved
9 Oct 2026

Approved on 9 Oct 2026 · SDNPA Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Oct 2026

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: Cherry Tree Cottage
List entry 1192140 · The pin is inside its outline · 6 more listed buildings within 150 m (5 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.
Watersfield Conservation Area 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.
Council document ↗
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
Inside the Watersfield built-up area; Priority habitat 47 m away: Good quality semi improved grassland; 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £440,000 in February 2021. Semi-detached house, freehold.

24 February 2021£440,000
19 November 2007£320,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Application type
Listed Building
Postcode
RH20 1ND
Received
11 Aug 2026
Validated
20 Aug 2026
Ward
Pulborough, Coldwatham and Amberley
Parish
Coldwaltham Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
15 Oct 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
9 Oct 2026
Decision level
SDNPA Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, 7 days faster than South Downs's median of 57 for extensions. Approved, as 92% of extensions here are.

50%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
696decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15138805
Planning Portal ref
PP-15138805
Statutory expiry
15 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use