Planning application
Lumley House Old Farm Lane Westbourne Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8RU
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Retrospective section 73a application for ground mounted photovoltaic array.
As published by the council, reference 26/00957/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00957/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 28 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 15 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Westbourne
- Parish
- Westbourne
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- PO10 8RU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Apr 2026
Received by South Downs National Park
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15 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 9 September 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
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in Leamington Spa
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12 documents on file for this application
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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 full applications in a median of 63 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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