Stopping up a public footpath at Chyngton Brooks, Seaford
Summary of planning committee decision
Decided by South Downs Planning Committee on 16 Jul 2026.
No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.
The proposed footpath change
The application sought to stop up Public Footpath SEA/27/B over a total length of 1,520 metres at Chyngton Brooks, Seaford.
“SDNP/26/00912/FTP – STOPPING UP OF FOOTPATH 27B FOR A TOTAL LENGTH OF 1520 METRES, CHYNGTON BROOKS, SEAFORD 14. The Principal Planning Officer presented the application and reminded Members of the report (Report PC27/28-02). 15. The following speaker addressed the committee against the application: • Malcolm McDonnell, representing the Sussex Area Ramblers’ Association. 16.”
Minutes
People who spoke
A representative of the Sussex Area Ramblers’ Association spoke against the application, and a National Trust representative spoke in support.
Control over the timing
Members were advised about the Secretary of State’s role if objections arose and the certificate issued when the new path was ready.
“Members were advised: • Should any objections arise during the statutory 28-day consultation following the making of the Section 257 order then the Secretary of State would be responsible for conferring permission, and they would do so on their own timeline. • A Certificate of Completion would be issued once the new path was ready, but Section 257 did not grant the Authority any other mechanisms for control of the timeline. 19.”
Minutes
Sources
- South Downs Planning Committee minutes, 16 July 2026
- Agenda and papers (council website)
Source: Plota analysis of South Downs's committee minutes. Quotations are the council's own words; headings and summaries are Plota's.
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