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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
Refused As published: 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

Batcheller Monkhouse Agent, registered in Battle

Active · incorporated 2025 · 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 this refusal means

South Downs National Park refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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