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West Heath Quarry West Heath Common Durford Lane West Harting West Sussex GU31 5PF

Decided South Downs National Park SDNP/26/02978/SCOPEC

Works: Extension

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

Scoping opinion in relation to the extension of quarrying activities within an area to the east of the Existing Quarry to enable the extraction of up to 1,000,000 tonnes of sand over a period of 8 to 10 years and continued use of the associated access road, buildings, plant, machinery, stocking/processing area and settlement lagoon within the Existing Quarry

As published by the council, reference SDNP/26/02978/SCOPEC

Application record

Reference
SDNP/26/02978/SCOPEC
Status
Application Determined
Received
24 Jul 2026
Validated
24 Jul 2026
Postcode
GU31 5PF

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Jul 2026

    Received by South Downs National Park

  2. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 30 Aug 2026

    Status changed to Application Determined

    Previously Application in Progress.

After the decision

The process from here

The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.

If permission was granted, work must normally begin within three years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.

About this record

Reading the register

This page mirrors an entry on the statutory planning register that South Downs National Park is required to keep. The published feed for this record does not state which type of application it is, which is common for older entries and for some council systems; the register entry on the council portal will say, alongside the case officer and any consultation dates.

Every planning application follows the same broad path: submission, validation, publicity, then a decision by officers or committee. Our guide to planning application types explains the common types and what each can approve.

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