All posts by jefftravis

Gill Welsman, Planning Project Management Officer, gives an update on communities benefiting from Section 106 contributions. So far this financial year the South Downs National Park Authority has disbursed £405,563.24 to community groups, parishes and other authorities to support projects across the National Park.  Projects funded include: Community Running Track – Petersfield Purchase of Blackmoor […]

Vicki Colwell, Principal Planning Officer, gives an update on developing design excellence for potential new residential development. Earlier this year, the SDNPA undertook public consultation on a draft Design Brief for residential development at land at Old Malling Farm, Lewes. The land is approximately 10 hectares of farmland, to the north of Lewes town centre, […]

Wildflower green roofs that help boost biodiversity have been installed at a new tourism development following successful enforcement action by the Authority. Two years ago planning permission was granted for 12 holiday lodges and a reception lodge on land at The Droveway, in Swanborough, East Sussex. However, a planning breach occurred when wildflower green roofs […]

Nat Belderson, Planning Link Officer, gives an update on a scheme delivering new homes and bringing infrastructure benefits to the local community. In October, following the signing of a Section 106 legal agreement, permission was issued for 18 homes on land at Pook Lane, Lavant, West Sussex. This site is a good example of how […]

Provision of affordable homes, significant habitat improvements and 2km of new car-free paths are among the highlights of a new report profiling the work of the Authority. The 2020 Authority Monitoring Report has now been published – our sixth AMR and the first to be produced since the adoption of the South Downs Local Plan […]