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SDNP/26/02244/HOUS - Householder Application in Progress

Proposal

Conversion of existing loft storage to habitable space Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

8 Jun 2026

Decision

Expected by 4 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 123.

Documents 3

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM REDACTED Application Form · 5 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF CIL - FORM 1 : CIL ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Application Form · 5 Jun 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show General Comment · 26 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

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), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 2. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.

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.

SSSI 75 m away: Clayton to Offham Escarpment SSSI

Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.

Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.

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

Radon affected area, class 4; Nature improvement area: South Downs Way Ahead.

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, 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £723,000 in October 2018. Detached house, freehold.

19 October 2018£723,000

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

Building

Floor area184 m² (1,981 sq ft)

Energy ratingB (87 out of 100), could reach A

PropertyDetached house

Built2020

HeatingAir source heat pump, underfloor, electric

WallsAverage thermal transmittance 0.20 W/m²K

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 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: Householder
Postcode: BN6 8XG
Received: 8 Jun 2026
Validated: 8 Jun 2026
Ward: Ditchling And Westmeston Ward
Parish: Westmeston Parish Council
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 4 Nov 2026
Decision level: SDNPA Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: CKA Architectural Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 123, past the statutory target. 78% of extensions in South Downs are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 6 Oct 2026.

target

predicted

Day 12367 days past the 56-day target

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 neutral1 supporting

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14969751
Planning Portal ref: PP-14969751
Statutory expiry: 3 Aug 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

2 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2018 Approved

Underhill Underhill Lane Westmeston Hassocks East Sussex BN6 8XG

Rear and side two storey extension, with new roof and a loft conversion

SDNP/18/02596/PRE 15 May 2018

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.