Hesworth Barn Hesworth Common Lane Fittleworth West Sussex RH20 1EW Data via plota.co.uk

SDNP/26/01550/HOUS - Householder Refused
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Installation of swimming pool. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Apr 2026
✓
Validated
1 May 2026
✗
Refused
6 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 6 Aug 2026 · LA Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Aug 2026

Documents 9

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DECISION Decision · 6 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF AGENT COVER EMAIL FOR REVISED PLANS AND SUPPORTING MATERIAL 10.07.2026 Officer Correspondence · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 17 Apr 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF CDC TREE OFFICER Consultee Comment · 11 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF - PARISH CLERK Consultee Comment · 8 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF EMAIL TO AGENT - CLIENTS REQUEST Officer Correspondence · 26 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF CORRESPONDENCE TO AGENT Officer Correspondence · 25 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF CORRESPONDENCE TO AGENT 17.06.26 Officer Correspondence · 18 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF CORRESPONDENCE FROM AGENT Officer Correspondence · 18 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: Barn Approximately 70 Metres North East of Hesworth Farmhouse
List entry 1238837 · 2 m away · 3 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 Grade II)
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 ↗
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 1
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 3. 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.
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 22 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present.
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 £1,953,500 in November 2023. Detached house, freehold.

20 November 2023£1,953,500

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

Building

Floor area340 m² (3,660 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (36 out of 100), could reach D
PropertyDetached house, 6 habitable rooms
Built1991 to 1995
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil, Boiler and underfloor heating, oil
WallsTimber frame, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2023, 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
RH20 1EW
Received
20 Apr 2026
Validated
1 May 2026
Ward
Fittleworth Ward CH
Parish
Fittleworth Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Jun 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
6 Aug 2026
Decision level
LA Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Whaleback Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 97 days from validation, 40 days slower than South Downs's median of 57 for extensions. Refused, as 8% of extensions here are.

50%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
696decided 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

No public comments yet.

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14818011
Planning Portal ref
PP-14818011
Statutory expiry
26 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Holly Grove House Hesworth Common Lane Fittleworth West Sussex RH20 1EW
Consultation on Environmental Permit application - EPR/XP3921LZ - Holly Grove House
SDNP/25/04747/CEP
2019 Refused
Stables North-West of Hesworth Common Hesworth Common Lane Fittleworth West Sussex
Replacement of existing equestrian buildings with a building to be used for stabling and…
SDNP/19/00273/FUL
2018 Approved
Hesworth Common Hesworth Common Lane Fittleworth West Sussex
Extension, renovation and conversion of existing equestrian buildings to form stabling an…
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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.