1 Capels Cottages Ebernoe Road Balls Cross Ebernoe West Sussex GU28 9JU Data via plota.co.uk

SDNP/26/01930/FUL - Full Application Refused

Proposal

Retrospective (Section 73a) application change of use of land to residential curtilage and associated landscape works. Replacement garage, Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
18 May 2026
✗
Refused
23 Jul 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 23 Jul 2026 · LA Delegated Decision · Last checked 28 Jul 2026

Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: Ivy Cottage
List entry 1239442 · 28 m away
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.
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.
Special area of conservation 26 m away: Ebernoe Common
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.
SSSI 26 m away: Ebernoe Common 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
Priority habitat 29 m away: Deciduous woodland; Open access land 19 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 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £675,500 in September 2022. Semi-detached house, freehold.

2 September 2022£675,500

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

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Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
GU28 9JU
Received
18 May 2026
Validated
18 May 2026
Ward
Loxwood Ward CH
Parish
Ebernoe Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Jul 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
23 Jul 2026
Decision level
LA Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Manorwood

How this decision compares

Decided in 66 days from validation, 10 days slower than South Downs's median of 56 for changes of use. Refused, as 17% of changes of use here are.

59%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
68decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14844209
Planning Portal ref
PP-14844209
Statutory expiry
13 Jul 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.