Fryern Park, Fryern Park Farm Fryern Road Storrington West Sussex RH20 4FF Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/0151 - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Change of use of land to mixed use for the keeping of horses (existing) and residential Gypsy/Traveller caravan site comprising 4no. pitches, each containing one static caravan and one tourer, together with the erection of two ancillary amenity buildings. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Jan 2026
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Validated
11 Feb 2026
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Approved
6 Oct 2026

Approved on 6 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

Tree preservation order: Fryern Place Hurston Lane Storrington Pulborough West Sussex RH20 4HG
Consent is needed before work on protected trees.
Not every council has published its orders as open data, so no order shown is not proof there is none.
Public footpath about 25 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.
Also on the record
Flood defence about 15 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 50 year flood); Inside the Storrington built-up area; Priority habitat about 30 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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 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 4FF
Received
29 Jan 2026
Validated
11 Feb 2026
Ward
Storrington and Washington
Parish
Storrington and Sullington PC
Case officer
Show
Target decision
6 Oct 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
6 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Philip Brown Associates Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 237 days from validation, 188 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

1comment received
1 objecting

22 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14662219
Planning Portal ref
PP-14662219
Comments by
18 Aug 2026
Committee
22 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
8 Apr 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