The National Park’s enforcement team has been busy over the past six months with a number of enforcement notices served on those breaching planning regulations. Here are two cases to highlight, writes Robert Campbell, Senior Planning Enforcement Officer. The Boneyard, Drove Road, Brighton A planning enforcement notice was served back in May 2023 concerning the […]

A disused dairy barn and hay store will be converted into new rural workers’ accommodation as part of a farm diversification scheme. Old Farm in Houghton is an agricultural business spread across 90 acres of privately-owned land and has recently joined the Agri-Environment Scheme to help make the site a source of food and a […]

A major development that will bring much-needed affordable homes is a step closer to coming to fruition. Three years ago the National Park Authority granted outline planning permission for 226 homes – with half of them being affordable – at Old Malling Farm, Lewes. Now the specific design, scale, layout and appearance of the development […]

Let’s catch up with James Brazil, Planning Policy Assistant at the South Downs National Park Authority. Three words that sum up your job in planning? Engaging, Ever-changing, Impactful Okay, so what’s your role at the National Park?   I am a Planning Assistant at the National Park and apprentice at Oxford Brookes University, working towards […]