Land North of Girder Bridge, Gay Street Lane, North Heath RH20 2HW Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/0010 - Full Application Refused

Proposal

Use of land for the stationing of 6 static caravans for residential purposes (to be occupied by Gypsies and Travellers) and associated landscape works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
6 Jan 2026
Refused
11 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 11 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Sept 2026

Site constraints 1

Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map 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.
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
Full Application
Postcode
RH20 2HW
Received
6 Jan 2026
Validated
6 Jan 2026
Ward
Pulborough, Coldwaltham and Amberley
Parish
Pulborough PC
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Aug 2026
Decision
Application Refused
Decision date
11 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Promethean Planning Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 248 days from validation, 192 days slower than Horsham's median of 56 for changes of use. Refused, as 24% of changes of use here are.

53%decided within 8 weeks
76%approved
51decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Horsham in the last twelve months, from validation. Horsham decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14586705
Comments by
12 Feb 2026
Committee
8 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
3 Mar 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