Planning application
RR/2025/1899/DN
National Grid Co Plc, NINFIELD SUBSTATION Potmans Lane, Catsfield, Battle, East Sussex, TN33 9BJ
Proposal
Application to determine if prior approval is required for the demolition of two buildings: 1. A steel portal framed barn building to the South of the site currently used as a workshop and stores and 2. A office building in the East near the entrance to the substation site.
As published by the council, reference RR/2025/1899/DN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Nov 2025
Received by Rother
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What withdrawal means
The process from here
The applicant withdrew this application before the council decided it, so it carries no planning weight and no fee refund is automatic. Withdrawal often follows officer feedback that a refusal was likely.
The applicant is free to submit a revised application at any time, and many withdrawn schemes return in amended form, so the site is worth watching if the proposal affected you.
About prior approval applications
How this application type works
Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.
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Application to determine if prior approval is required for the demolition of two buildings: 1. A steel portal framed barn building to the South of the site currently used as a workshop and stores and 2. A office building in the East near the entrance to the substation site.
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