South Gardens Cottage 6 South Gardens South Harting West Sussex GU31 5QJ Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Construction of swimming pool with installation of air source heat pump and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 May 2026
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Validated
22 Jul 2026
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Approved
16 Sept 2026

Approved on 16 Sept 2026 · LA Delegated Decision · Last checked 17 Sept 2026

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: Numbers 6 and 7 South Gardens
List entry 1276589 · 6 m away · 4 more listed buildings within 150 m (4 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.
South Harting 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.
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
SSSI 210 m away: Harting Downs SSSI; Inside the South Harting 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 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
Householder
Postcode
GU31 5QJ
Received
18 May 2026
Validated
22 Jul 2026
Ward
Harting Ward CH
Parish
Harting Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
16 Sept 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
16 Sept 2026
Decision level
LA Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 92% of extensions here are.

50%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
657decided 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

2comments received
1 objecting1 supporting

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 17 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14934710
Planning Portal ref
PP-14934710
Statutory expiry
16 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No