Four Seasons Shoreham Road Small Dole Henfield West Sussex BN5 9YQ Data via plota.co.uk

NC/26/0028 - Neighbouring Authority Consultation Registered

Proposal

Dwelling house (demolish existing structure associated with existing members club). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Sept 2026
Decision
Target date was 28 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 2 Nov 2026, from Horsham's recent demolitions.

Site constraints 7

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
National park about 189 m away: South Downs; National infrastructure project about 1321 m away: Rampion Offshore Wind Farm; Local nature reserve about 389 m away: Tottington Wood; Tree preservation order about 20 m away: Land At Hoewood Small Dole West Sussex; Inside the Small Dole built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 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
Neighbouring Authority Consultation
Postcode
BN5 9YQ
Received
7 Sept 2026
Validated
7 Sept 2026
Ward
Bramber, Upper Beeding and Woodmancote
Parish
Upper Beeding PC
Target decision
28 Sept 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 51 of the 56-day target. Horsham usually decides demolitions by day 56.

Day 515 days to the 56-day target
65%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
134decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 26 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
28 Sept 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