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Chailey Heritage School Haywards Heath Road North Chailey East Sussex BN8 4EF

Granted Lewes LW/26/0003 Planning Application

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Change of use from Use Class E (Offices) to Use Class C2 (Residential Care Facility) and minor external alterations including new PV panel array and extended hard landscaping

As published by the council, reference LW/26/0003

Application record

Reference
LW/26/0003
Type
Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Approved
Received
7 Jan 2026
Validated
7 Jan 2026
Decided
16 Mar 2026
Ward
Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey
Parish
Chailey
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
BN8 4EF

Site history

Applications at this address on the Lewes register

This site has had 5 applications since 2025: 5 approved, 0 refused.

  • LW/26/0219 Granted

    Chailey Heritage School Haywards Heath Road North Chailey East Sussex BN8 4EF

    Replacement of existing standing seam roof with improvements to thermal performance

    Decided 18 Jun 2026 Full applications
  • LW/26/0193/CD Granted

    Chailey Heritage School Haywards Heath Road North Chailey East Sussex BN8 4EF

    Discharge of Condition 7 (No External Lighting) in relation to approval LW/24/0264

    Decided 27 May 2026 Conditions
  • LW/26/0174 Granted

    Chailey Heritage School Haywards Heath Road North Chailey East Sussex BN8 4EF

    Replacement of existing glazing throughout the Obermer building

    Decided 19 May 2026 Lawful development
  • LW/25/0618/CD Granted

    Chailey Heritage School Haywards Heath Road North Chailey East Sussex BN8 4EF

    Discharge of Conditions: 2 (Details of Materials), 3 (Landscaping Scheme) and 8 (Green Roof and Habitat Details) in relation to approval LW/24/0264

    Decided 5 Dec 2025 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Jan 2026

    Received by Lewes

  2. 16 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Deacon and Richardson Architects Agent, an architecture practice registered in Brighton

Active · incorporated 2012 · Brighton

13 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils · 100% granted

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

22 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Lewes granted permission on 16 March 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 full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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