Black Cherry Farm Bashurst Hill Itchingfield West Sussex RH13 0PB Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/0504 - Full Application Refused

Proposal

Conversion of a disused agricultural building to a single dwellinghouse with associated residential curtilage. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
24 Mar 2026
Refused
5 May 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 5 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Site constraints 3

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Itchingfield built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Full Application
Postcode
RH13 0PB
Received
24 Mar 2026
Validated
24 Mar 2026
Ward
Itchingfield, Slinfold and Warnham
Parish
Itchingfield PC
Case officer
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Target decision
19 May 2026
Decision
Application Refused
Decision date
5 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Kernon Countryside Consultants

How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, 14 days faster than Horsham's median of 56 for changes of use. Refused, as 24% of changes of use here are.

53%decided within 8 weeks
76%approved
51decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Horsham in the last twelve months, from validation. Horsham decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14535807
Comments by
21 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
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