Chailey Heritage School Haywards Heath Road North Chailey East Sussex BN8 4EF Data via plota.co.uk

LW/26/0406 - Listed Building Consent Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Removal of existing kitchen fixtures and fittings and addition of internal partition/door to form a store/office, removal of existing partitions in a trike/food store Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
31 Jul 2026
✓
Consultation
10 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 25 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 16 Oct 2026; it is now day 70.

Comments are open until 16 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 7

Local nature reserve 110 m away: Chailey 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 113 m away: Chailey 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.
2 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: St Martins Chapel, Old Heritage, Heritage Crafts School, Grade II, 43 m away · 2 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.
Show all 2 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the North Chailey built-up area; Open access land 48 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.

Building

Floor area1,103 m² (11,873 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 74)
UseNon-residential Institutions: Education
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2024, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Lewes
Application type
Listed Building Consent Application
Postcode
BN8 4EF
Received
31 Jul 2026
Validated
31 Jul 2026
Ward
Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey
Parish
Chailey
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Deacon and Richardson Architects

Decision outlook

Day 70, past the statutory target. 95% of extensions in Lewes are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 30 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 708 days to the predicted decision (day 78)
74%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
167decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Lewes in the last twelve months, from validation. Lewes decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15124278
Planning Portal ref
PP-15124278
Consultation
10 Sept 2026
Comments by
16 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
18 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
25 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Lewes
Planning Authority Score
7/10
Good
#62 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Lewes ranks #126 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Only 25% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

Rarely extends deadlines
decisions usually arrive on time
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Lewes decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #134 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #111 of 296
69%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #126 of 296
25%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #30 of 296
76%
Minor dwellings approved
63 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
5 decided (10+ homes)
88%
Change of use approved
16 decided
394
Total decisions
42 refused in the year to March 2026

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.