The Bothy A286 Vicarage Lane To The Grinch West Dean West Sussex PO18 0RD Data via plota.co.uk

SDNP/26/02795/FUL - Full Application Application in Progress
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

Continued temporary change of use from a staff dwelling house to office use ancillary to the college. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Jul 2026
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Validated
23 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 17 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 78.

Documents 2

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF CIL - FORM 1 : CIL ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Application Form · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 10

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Solent: Includes Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA/Ramsar, Solent and Southampton Water SPA/Ramsar, Solent Maritime SAC, Portsmouth Harbour SPA/Ramsar
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
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.
Registered park or garden: West Dean
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
West Dean 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: Wood pasture and parkland
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
6 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: The Lodge, Gateway and Entrance Walls of West Dean Park to the North East of the House, Grade II, 32 m away · 6 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the West Dean (Chichester) built-up area; Priority habitat 40 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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, 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.

Building

Floor area141 m² (1,518 sq ft)
Energy ratingG (7 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 5 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, LPG
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2016, 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
PO18 0RD
Received
16 Jul 2026
Validated
23 Jul 2026
Ward
Goodwood Ward CH
Parish
West Dean Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Sept 2026
Decision level
LA Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Vallis and Hall Conservation Architects

Decision outlook

Day 78, past the statutory target. 81% of changes of use in South Downs are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 22 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 7822 days past the 56-day target
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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15011139
Planning Portal ref
PP-15011139
Statutory expiry
17 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2019 Approved
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Change of use from a staff dwelling house to office use ancillary to the college.
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2019 Approved
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Notification of intention to fell 1 no. Juniper (quoted as a Cypress) tree.
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2018 Approved
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2018 Withdrawn
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2017 Approved
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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Discharge of condition 3 and 4 of permission SDNP/16/00650/FUL.
SDNP/16/02619/DCOND
2016 Approved
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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.