Land South of Billingshurst Business Park (Phase 3) Hilland Road Billingshurst West Sussex Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/0033 - Outline Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Outline permission for erection of buildings for Eg(iii)/B2/B8 use with associated yard areas, vehicle parking and access. All matters except access. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
9 Jan 2026
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Committee
7 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 10 Apr 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 4 Oct 2026; it is now day 268. The consultation period closed on 12 Mar 2026.

Planning committee

Decided by Horsham Planning Committee on 7 Jul 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the scheme would provide employment floorspace, subject to conditions and a legal agreement.
  • A member of the public spoke in support of the application.
  • The committee approved the application in accordance with the officer recommendation.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officer assessment, consultation responses, public support and committee decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Horsham's committee minutes of 7 Jul 2026.

Site constraints 2

Agricultural land, grade 3b, surveyed
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: Natural England's post-1988 ALC field survey (Reading). 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.
Survey report ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Billingshurst built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. 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
Outline Application
Postcode
RH14 9FS
Received
9 Jan 2026
Validated
9 Jan 2026
Ward
Billingshurst
Parish
Billingshurst PC
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Apr 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Armstrong Rigg Planning

Decision outlook

Day 268, past the statutory target. 64% of commercial and major works 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 28 Sept 2026.

Day 268212 days past the 56-day target
36%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
37decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

15 neighbours consulted · Last counted 28 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14608724
Comments by
12 Mar 2026
Committee
7 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
10 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
Horsham
Planning Authority Score
6.6/10
Good
#75 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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