Planning application
Chailey Heritage School Haywards Heath Road North Chailey East Sussex BN8 4EF
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.
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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
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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
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LW/26/0174 Granted
Chailey Heritage School Haywards Heath Road North Chailey East Sussex BN8 4EF
Replacement of existing glazing throughout the Obermer building
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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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Jan 2026
Received by Lewes
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16 Mar 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
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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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
22 documents on file for this application
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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.
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