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Applewood Farm (Formerly Waresley House) Scratching Lane Kirdford Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0JN

Refused South Downs National Park 25/02464/ELD Existing Lawful Development

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness for occupation of Applewood Farm and ancillary annexe in non-compliance with agricultural occupancy conditions of Planning Permission KD/62/86, KD/8/87 and KD/95/02162/DOM.

As published by the council, reference 25/02464/ELD

Application record

Reference
25/02464/ELD
Type
Existing Lawful Development
Status
Refuse
Decision
REFUSE
Received
15 Oct 2025
Validated
10 Nov 2025
Decided
23 Dec 2025
Ward
Loxwood
Parish
Kirdford
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RH14 0JN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Oct 2025

    Received by South Downs National Park

  2. 10 Nov 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: REFUSE

  4. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, registered in Battle

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Documents

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

10 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About lawful development applications

How this application type works

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

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