Planning application
Land Adjacent To Bevern View The Willows Barcombe East Sussex BN8 5FJ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
The construction and operation of a ground mounted solar PV array and ancillary infrastructure, battery energy storage, operational access, temporary construction access, fences/gates, CCTV and biodiversity enhancements (ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS)
As published by the council, reference LW/25/0647
Application record
- Reference
- LW/25/0647
- Type
- Planning Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 3 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 13 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey
- Parish
- Barcombe
- Postcode
- BN8 5FJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Nov 2025
Received by Lewes
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13 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 10 April 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Lewes took a median of 59 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
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Rural Planning Group Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Lewes
Active · incorporated 2017 · Lewes
22 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils · 94% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
46 documents on file for this application
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