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79 Townfield Kirdford Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0LT

Awaiting decision South Downs National Park 26/00508/PA3M Prior Approval CoU A1, A2 to Dwelling C3

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Proposal

Prior notification for conversion of ground floor commercial unit to 1 no. dwelling (ground floor flat)

As published by the council, reference 26/00508/PA3M

Application record

Reference
26/00508/PA3M
Type
Prior Approval CoU A1, A2 to Dwelling C3
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
4 Mar 2026
Validated
4 Mar 2026
Ward
Loxwood
Parish
Kirdford
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
RH14 0LT

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Mar 2026

    Received by South Downs National Park

  2. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 29 April 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    South Downs National Park took a median of 54 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

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NJA Town Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Gatwick

Active · incorporated 2014 · Gatwick

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Documents

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

11 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with South Downs National Park for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year South Downs National Park decided prior approval applications in a median of 43 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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