3-5 West Street Storrington West Sussex RH20 4DY Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/1652 - Full Application Registered

Proposal

Shopfront alterations to Nos. 3 and 5 West Street, installation/retention of replacement kitchen extraction duct and associated extract equipment to the rear of No. 3 West Street, fenestration alterations to the rear of the building and external enclosure, and change of use of No. 5 to a waiting and food preparation area (part retrospective). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Oct 2025
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Validated
18 Mar 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 1 Oct 2026; it is now day 205.

The consultation period closed on 1 Oct 2026.

Site constraints 9

Storrington conservation area
Also Storrington Conservation Area. Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Air quality management area: Horsham AQMA No1
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
17 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 7 and 9, West Street, Grade II, about 4 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 16 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 17 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; National infrastructure project about 1471 m away: Rampion 2 Offshore Wind Farm; National park about 422 m away: South Downs; Inside the Storrington built-up area; Tree preservation order about 28 m away: Land At Rectory Close Storrington West Sussex; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, 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
Full Application
Postcode
RH20 4DY
Received
14 Oct 2025
Validated
18 Mar 2026
Ward
Storrington and Washington
Parish
Storrington and Sullington PC
Case officer
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Target decision
30 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Merve Tay Architectural Design

Decision outlook

Day 205, past the statutory target. 86% of commercial premises in Horsham are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 205149 days past the 56-day target
61%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
115decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

10 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14408004
Planning Portal ref
PP-14408004
Comments by
1 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
13 May 2026
Env. assessment
No
Horsham
Planning Authority Score
6.6/10
Good
#75 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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