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Chailey Heritage Clinical Services Beggars Wood Road Chailey East Sussex BN8 4JN

Awaiting decision Lewes LW/26/0465 Prior Approval (Non-Domestic) Solar PV

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Prior Notification Under The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J for the installation of solar equipment across three roof spaces

As published by the council, reference LW/26/0465

Application record

Reference
LW/26/0465
Type
Prior Approval (Non-Domestic) Solar PV
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
2 Sep 2026
Validated
2 Sep 2026
Ward
Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey
Parish
Chailey
Postcode
BN8 4JN

Comment by 6 October 2026

The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on Lewes's portal.

Site history

Applications at this address on the Lewes register

This site has had 3 applications since 2022: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • LW/23/0012 Granted

    Chailey Heritage Clinical Services Beggars Wood Road Chailey East Sussex BN8 4JN

    Installation of 2no. Air Source Heat Pumps with sound protective screening

    Decided 15 Feb 2023 Full applications
  • LW/22/0839/CD Withdrawn

    Chailey Heritage Clinical Services Beggars Wood Road Chailey East Sussex BN8 4JN

    Discharge of Condition 4 (Ecological Design Strategy) in relation to approval LW/22/0174

    Decided 26 Apr 2023 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Sep 2026

    Received by Lewes

  2. 14 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 28 October 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 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

3 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Lewes for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Lewes's median decision took 57 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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