Lower Gentilhurst Farm Lickfold Road Fernhurst West Sussex GU27 3JJ Data via plota.co.uk

SDNP/26/02621/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Enlargement of existing equestrian arena for private equestrian use. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

3 Jul 2026

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Validated

21 Jul 2026

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Approved

5 Oct 2026

Approved on 5 Oct 2026 · LA Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Oct 2026

Documents 11

Site constraints 3

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.

Agricultural land, grade 3a

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) agrees.

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 2

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 listed building 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.

Building

Floor area257 m² (2,766 sq ft)

Energy ratingC (76 out of 100), could reach A

PropertyDetached house, 9 habitable rooms

Built2007 to 2011

HeatingAir source heat pump, underfloor, electric

WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2024, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council: South Downs
Application type: Full Application
Postcode: GU27 3JJ
Received: 3 Jul 2026
Validated: 21 Jul 2026
Ward: Easebourne Ward CH
Parish: Lodsworth Parish Council
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 5 Oct 2026
Decision: Approved
Decision date: 5 Oct 2026
Decision level: LA Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Sadler Planning Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 76 days from validation, 15 days slower than South Downs's median of 61 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 85% of commercial and major works here are.

This one76d

Council61d

UK57d

47%decided within 8 weeks

85%approved

62decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works 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 6 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15050399
Planning Portal ref: PP-15050399
Statutory expiry: 15 Sept 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

1 previous application on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Withdrawn

Revised Deed of Variation LD/08/04640/FUL dated 9th March 2011 following the original agr…

SDNP/24/03444/MPO 18 Oct 2024

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.