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1 Bottom Pond Cottages Morestead Hill Morestead Hampshire SO21 1JE

Awaiting decision South Downs National Park SDNP/26/03556/LDE Lawful development

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Storage room above garage has been used as residential for more than 10 years since the date of application SDNP/12/02716/HOUS

As published by the council, reference SDNP/26/03556/LDE

Application record

Reference
SDNP/26/03556/LDE
Category
Lawful development
Status
Application in Progress
Received
14 Sep 2026
Validated
14 Sep 2026
Postcode
SO21 1JE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Sep 2026

    Received by South Downs National Park

  2. 21 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 9 November 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.

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 lawful development applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

In South Downs National Park

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    Received 26 Jun, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • SDNP/26/03337/LDE Awaiting decision

    9 East Way Lewes East Sussex BN7 1NG

    Decking at rear

    Received 26 Aug, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/01268/PLD Granted

    71 Windsor Road Chichester West Sussex PO19 7XG

    Demolition of existing garage and rear conservatory and construction of single-storey rear extension.

    Received 10 Jun, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/01855/PLD Awaiting decision

    1A Park Lane Selsey Chichester West Sussex PO20 0HD

    Rear dormer and 3 no. front rooflights.

    Received 24 Aug, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/01842/ELD Awaiting decision

    Smallburgh Bell Lane Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7HX

    Existing lawful development certificate for the use of an outbuilding as a dwellinghouse for a period exceeding 4 years.

    Received 21 Aug, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Lawful development