Russex Rill Bell Vale Lane Fernhurst West Sussex GU27 3DJ Data via plota.co.uk

SDNP/25/04534/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Demolition of the existing tennis court. Erection of a 2no. semi-detached dwellings with associated access road, amenity space and landscaping. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Nov 2025
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Validated
10 Dec 2025
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Approved
4 Feb 2026

Approved on 4 Feb 2026 · LA Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Documents 21

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

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.
National nature reserve 139 m away: Wealden Heaths
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National landscape 35 m away: Surrey Hills
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Haslemere built-up area; Flood defence 41 m away (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 5 year flood); Open access land 15 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 4, 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 1

Last sold for £775,000 in May 2019. Detached house, freehold.

23 May 2019£775,000

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

Building

Floor area253 m² (2,723 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (64 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 10 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsTimber frame, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2017, 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
GU27 3DJ
Received
10 Nov 2025
Validated
10 Dec 2025
Ward
Fernhurst Ward CH
Parish
Fernhurst Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Feb 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
4 Feb 2026
Decision level
LA Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 10 days faster than South Downs's median of 66 for full applications. Approved, as 91% of full applications here are.

43%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
157decided 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

1comment received
1 supporting

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14458613
Planning Portal ref
PP-14458613
Statutory expiry
4 Feb 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

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.