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DC/26/1390 - Agricultural Prior Notification Approved
Agricultural

Proposal

Prior Notification for the erection of an agricultural storage barn. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
31 Aug 2026
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Approved
25 Sept 2026

Approved on 25 Sept 2026 · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 3

Agricultural land, grade 1
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Horsham
Application type
Agricultural Prior Notification
Postcode
RH20 3EZ
Received
31 Aug 2026
Validated
31 Aug 2026
Ward
Storrington and Washington
Parish
Storrington and Sullington PC
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Sept 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Not Required
Decision date
25 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
MME Planning Services

How this decision compares

Decided in 25 days from validation, 24 days faster than Horsham's median of 49 for agricultural works. Approved, as 79% of agricultural works here are.

75%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
51decided in the last year

Plota live figures for agricultural works decided by Horsham in the last twelve months, from validation. Horsham decision record →

Public comments

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Last counted 25 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15190048
Planning Portal ref
PP-15190048
Statutory expiry
27 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

12 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
Field Access Opposite Northlands Barn Northlands Lane Storrington Pulborough West Sussex RH20 3EZ
Installation of farm gate with removal of section of hedge and creation of additional har…
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2025
Field Access Opposite Northlands Barn Northlands Lane Storrington Pulborough West Sussex RH20 3EZ
Installation of farm gate with removal of section of hedge and creation of additional har…
DC/25/0379
2025
Brow Field North of East Wantley Barn Northlands Lane Storrington Pulborough West Sussex RH20 3EZ
Hedgerow removal notice
DC/25/0049
2025
Brow Field North of East Wantley Barn Northlands Lane Storrington Pulborough West Sussex RH20 3EZ
Hedgerow removal notice
DC/25/0049
2023 Approved
Northlands Barn Northlands Lane Storrington West Sussex RH20 3EZ
Variation of conditions 7 and 8 of previously approved application reference DC/21/2676 (…
DC/23/1941
2023 Approved
Northlands Barn Northlands Lane Storrington West Sussex RH20 3EZ
Variation of conditions 7 and 8 of previously approved application reference DC/21/2676 (…
DC/23/1941
2023 Approved
Northlands Barn Northlands Lane Storrington West Sussex RH20 3EZ
Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 13, 23 to approved appl…
DISC/23/0193
2023 Approved
Northlands Barn Northlands Lane Storrington West Sussex RH20 3EZ
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2021 Approved
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2019 Refused
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Horsham
Planning Authority Score
6.6/10
Good
#75 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Horsham ranks #105 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 97% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
97% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Horsham decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #83 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #33 of 296
72%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #105 of 296
43%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #170 of 296
75%
Minor dwellings approved
185 decided (1-9 homes)
91%
Major dwellings approved
35 decided (10+ homes)
91%
Change of use approved
78 decided
1,319
Total decisions
111 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings