Planning application
Stepney Farm Cooksbridge Road Barcombe East Sussex BN8 5TL
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Existing certificate of lawful use for conversion and residential use of a former farm building
As published by the council, reference LW/25/0684
Application record
- Reference
- LW/25/0684
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use/Dev (Existing)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 26 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 8 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 2 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey
- Parish
- Barcombe
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BN8 5TL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Nov 2025
Received by Lewes
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8 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Batcheller Monkhouse Agent, registered in Battle
Active · incorporated 2025 · Battle
123 applications on PlanIndex · across 19 councils · 87% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
23 documents on file for this application
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Lewes granted permission on 2 June 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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