St Francis Farm, Potmans Lane, Catsfield/Bexhill, East Sussex
4 - Pre-determination assessment/evaluation led to a modified development proposal
Pre-determination assessment/evaluation results led to a change in the extent or design of development.
Non-designated heritage assets with archaeological and historic interest of national importance
Solar farm covering c.25ha
Nothing on the HER, but a site of potential due to its size and location.
A pre-determination evaluation in advance of an application to construct a solar farm led to the identification and preservation in situ of prehistoric Bronze Age burial mounds achieved through layout re-design of the solar farm.The mounds are potentially of schedulable quality.
Application approved with pre-commencement condition (no. 8) on 26/08/14.
See above.
A planning condition (no. 4) includes provision for the protection of the burial mounds when the solar farm is due to revert to its former agricultural use 25 years after the commencement of the solar farm’s operation.
- Archaeology South-East 2014, An Archaeological Evaluation at Potmans Lane, Catsfield: Interim Summary Report. Unpublished report, no. 6753.
- Archaeology South-East 2015, Archaeological Evaluation Report, Land to the East of Potman’s Lane, Catsfield, East Sussex. Unpublished report, no. 7103.
