Pemberley Copsale Road Maplehurst West Sussex RH13 6QY Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/0279 - Prior Approval CoU Agric to Dwelling C3 Allowed on appeal
AgriculturalChange of useNew homes

Proposal

Prior Notification for Change of Use of part of an Agricultural Building to 1no. dwellinghouse (C3 Use Class). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Feb 2026
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Refused
13 Apr 2026
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Appeal allowed
23 Jul 2026

Refused on 13 Apr 2026 · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Documents

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Associated applications 2

Site constraints 4

Public footpath about 15 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not 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) agrees.
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 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Cedar Cottage, Grade II, about 30 m from the postcode pin · 2 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.
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Historic England ↗
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 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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Other new applications on this street

7 Sept 2026Pending

Sheepwash Farm Copsale Road Maplehurst West Sussex RH13 6QY

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24 Sept 2026Pending

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7 Sept 2026Pending

Sheepwash Farm Copsale Road Maplehurst West Sussex RH13 6QY

Installation of electric vehicle charging point to western elevation (Listed Bui...

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14 Aug 2026Approved

Pemberley Copsale Road Maplehurst West Sussex RH13 6QY

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Important details

Council
Horsham
Application type
Prior Approval CoU Agric to Dwelling C3
Postcode
RH13 6QY
Received
17 Feb 2026
Validated
17 Feb 2026
Ward
Nuthurst and Lower Beeding
Parish
Nuthurst PC
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Apr 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Required and REFUSED
Decision date
13 Apr 2026
Appeal
Allowed · 23 Jul 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6008220 ↗

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, 6 days slower 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

No public comments yet.

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14711974
Planning Portal ref
PP-14711974
Comments by
18 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
13 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2021 Approved
Cedar Cottage Copsale Road Maplehurst Horsham West Sussex RH13 6QY
Approval of details reserved by condition 3 on DC/20/2302
DISC/21/0059
2021 Approved
Cedar Cottage Copsale Road Maplehurst Horsham West Sussex RH13 6QY
Approval of details reserved by condition 3 on DC/20/2302
DISC/21/0059
2020 Approved
Cedar Cottage Copsale Road Maplehurst Horsham West Sussex RH13 6QY
Extension and replacement of single storey porch to front elevation (Listed Building Cons…
DC/20/2303
2020 Approved
Cedar Cottage Copsale Road Maplehurst Horsham West Sussex RH13 6QY
Extension and replacement of single storey porch to front elevation (Householder Applicat…
DC/20/2302
2020 Approved
Cedar Cottage Copsale Road Maplehurst Horsham West Sussex RH13 6QY
Extension and replacement of single storey porch to front elevation (Listed Building Cons…
DC/20/2303
2020 Approved
Cedar Cottage Copsale Road Maplehurst Horsham West Sussex RH13 6QY
Extension and replacement of single storey porch to front elevation (Householder Applicat…
DC/20/2302
2016 Approved
Lower Shuckers Copsale Road Maplehurst Horsham West Sussex RH13 6QY
Retrospective application for the demolition of existing outbuildings and erection of a f…
DC/16/0199
2016 Approved
Lower Shuckers Copsale Road Maplehurst Horsham West Sussex RH13 6QY
Retrospective application for the demolition of existing outbuildings and erection of a f…
DC/16/0199
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings