Latest Planning News - South Downs National Park Authority

Have your say on the future of landmark site in South Downs National Park

A public consultation launches today (7 June) to seek views on the future redevelopment of the Shoreham Cement Works site. The South Downs National Park Authority is holding an eight-week consultation as it works up a planning blueprint for the 44-hectare site that will guide any future development. The derelict site in West Sussex is […]

Plans submitted for Lewes Bus Station site

A planning application for the Lewes Bus Station site has been submitted to the National Park Authority and details are available on our website planning portal by searching: SDNP/22/02197/FUL. The Authority will consider the information that has been provided as part of its assessment of the application. How to view and comment on the application […]

Authority supports new education centre in South Downs

Thousands of children will benefit from revamped educational facilities to help them learn about the countryside, nature and sustainable farming. A new purpose-built Education Centre has been built at Seeley Copse, on the Goodwood Estate, near Chichester. It comes after Goodwood Education Trust received a £40,000 Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) grant from the National Park […]

Green light for affordable homes in South Downs National Park

Plans for 32 affordable homes on the site of a former school have been given the go-ahead. The mixture of houses and flats have been approved for land at the former Pells C of E Primary School, in Landport Road, Lewes. The school closed permanently in August 2017 and the 0.9 hectare site is now […]

Town meets Downs – amazing carvings are a hit at nature reserve

Beautiful tree carvings are delighting visitors to a nature reserve. Thanks to Section 106 funding, the Authority has been able to support Horndean Parish Council on an arts project at Catherington Lith, near Waterlooville, in Hampshire. The site is a 30-acre ancient woodland with remnants of chalk grassland and was used during the Second World […]

New affordable homes for village in South Downs National Park

The National Park Authority is pleased to have been able to support Angmering Community Land Trust (CLT) with the provision of five affordable new homes in the parish. The parish, located on the edge of the National Park, has seen an increase in property prices in recent years, meaning local residents and workers have often […]