Plumpton College Ditchling Road Plumpton East Sussex BN7 3AE Data via plota.co.uk

SDNP/26/03376/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Retention of 3nr single storey Portakabin classroom buildings for a period of 5 years. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Aug 2026
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Approved
20 Oct 2026

Approved on 20 Oct 2026 · LA Delegated Decision · Last checked 20 Oct 2026

Site constraints 8

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.
Registered park or garden 51 m away: Plumpton Place
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m; Radon affected area, class 3; SSSI 458 m away: Clayton to Offham Escarpment SSSI; Inside the Plumpton built-up area; 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, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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.

Building

Floor area879 m² (9,461 sq ft)
Energy ratingA (asset rating 5)
UseResidential Institutions: Universities and Colleges
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
BN7 3AE
Received
28 Aug 2026
Validated
28 Aug 2026
Ward
Plumpton Streat E.Chiltington St John W
Parish
Plumpton Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Oct 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
20 Oct 2026
Decision level
LA Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Portakabin

How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, 22 days faster than South Downs's median of 75 for full applications. Approved, as 88% of full applications here are.

35%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
286decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 20 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15054548
Planning Portal ref
PP-15054548
Statutory expiry
23 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.