3 Orchard Close Small Dole Henfield West Sussex BN5 9YA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Permission in principle for the erection of a single dwelling and associated development. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 19 May 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 7 Jul 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Horsham Planning Committee on 12 May 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the contained site could provide one dwelling without overriding technical constraints, while helping address the housing shortfall.
- No public representations or parish comments were received, while consultees raised no in-principle objection subject to later details.
- The committee approved the application in accordance with the officer recommendation; two ward members did not vote.
Source: Plota analysis of Horsham's committee minutes of 12 May 2026.
Site constraints 5
Checked on 11 September 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £480,000 in July 2006. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Horsham
- Application type
- Permission in Principle
- Postcode
- BN5 9YA
- Received
- 22 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 4 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Bramber, Upper Beeding and Woodmancote
- Parish
- Upper Beeding PC
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 11 Mar 2026
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 19 May 2026
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Speer Dade Planning Consults
How this decision compares
Decided in 104 days from validation, 38 days slower than Horsham's median of 66 for new homes. Approved, as 55% of new homes here are.
Plota live figures for new homes decided by Horsham in the last twelve months, from validation. Horsham decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 26 Feb 2026
- Committee
- 12 May 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
23 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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