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DC/26/0041 - Permission in Principle Refused

Proposal

Permission in Principle for the erection of up to 9no. self-build dwellings. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
9 Jan 2026
✓
Validated
12 Jan 2026
✗
Refused
2 Mar 2026
✗
Appeal dismissed
23 Sept 2026

Refused on 2 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Jul 2026

Site constraints 4

Public footpath about 8 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 2
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.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1308 m away: Rampion 2 Offshore Wind Farm; Priority habitat about 10 m away: Deciduous woodland.
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 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
Permission in Principle
Postcode
BN5 9RA
Received
9 Jan 2026
Validated
12 Jan 2026
Ward
Henfield
Parish
Henfield PC
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Feb 2026
Decision
Application Refused
Decision date
2 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Dismissed · 23 Sept 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6006961 ↗
Applicant
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Agent
PROwe Planning Solutions

How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, 20 days faster than Horsham's median of 69 for new homes. Refused, as 45% of new homes here are.

37%decided within 8 weeks
55%approved
6%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
27 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
16 Feb 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