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DC/25/1509 - Application to Display Adverts Approved

Proposal

Installation of 2 x non illuminated freestanding signs (Retrospective). Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
22 Sept 2025
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Validated
30 Sept 2025
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Approved
2 Dec 2025

Approved on 2 Dec 2025 · Last checked 12 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Horsham Planning Committee on 18 Nov 2025.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the signs would not harm amenity, heritage or public safety and would help direct traffic.
  • Residents and the parish council objected that the signs were too large and out of character with the rural setting.
  • The committee approved the application in line with the officer recommendation.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, public views, committee debate and decision. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Horsham's committee minutes of 18 Nov 2025.

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Southwater built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 12 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
Application to Display Adverts
Postcode
RH13 0YB
Received
22 Sept 2025
Validated
30 Sept 2025
Ward
Southwater North
Parish
Southwater PC
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Nov 2025
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
2 Dec 2025
Applicant
Show
Agent
Savills

How this decision compares

Decided in 63 days from validation, 7 days slower than Horsham's median of 56 for signs and adverts. Approved, as 74% of signs and adverts here are.

57%decided within 8 weeks
74%approved
35decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14312775
Planning Portal ref
PP-14312775
Comments by
23 Oct 2025
Committee
18 Nov 2025
Statutory expiry
25 Nov 2025
Env. assessment
No
Horsham
Planning Authority Score
6.6/10
Good
#75 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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