Hayes Farm, Unit 3 Gay Street Pulborough West Sussex RH20 2HL Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/1062 - Certificate Existing Lawful Use/Dev Approved
Admin / proceduralCommercial premises

Proposal

Use of premises (Unit 3) as a light-industrial workshop for the purpose of joinery construction (Lawful Development Certificate - Existing). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Jul 2026
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Approved
28 Aug 2026

Approved on 28 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 28 Aug 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 2

Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not 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
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin.
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 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
Certificate Existing Lawful Use/Dev
Postcode
RH20 2HL
Received
3 Jul 2026
Validated
3 Jul 2026
Ward
West Chiltington, Thakeham and Ashington
Parish
West Chiltington PC
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Aug 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
28 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show

Public comments

No public comments yet.

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 28 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15020335
Planning Portal ref
PP-15020335
Comments by
20 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
28 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

8 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Refused
Hayes Farm Gay Street Pulborough West Sussex RH20 2HL
Prior Notification for change of use from light industrial workshop to a single residenti…
DC/25/0763
2025 Refused
Hayes Farm Gay Street Pulborough West Sussex RH20 2HL
Prior Notification for change of use from light industrial workshop to a single residenti…
DC/25/0763
2021 Withdrawn
Hayes Gay Street Pulborough West Sussex RH20 2HL
Variation of Condition 1 of previously approved application DC/20/0945 (Demolition of exi…
DC/21/0093
2021 Withdrawn
Hayes Gay Street Pulborough West Sussex RH20 2HL
Variation of Condition 1 of previously approved application DC/20/0945 (Demolition of exi…
DC/21/0093
2020 Approved
Hayes Gay Street Pulborough West Sussex RH20 2HL
Demolition of existing dwelling and reconfiguration of existing residential curtilage. Er…
DC/20/0945
2020 Approved
Hayes Gay Street Pulborough West Sussex RH20 2HL
Demolition of existing dwelling and reconfiguration of existing residential curtilage. Er…
DC/20/0945
2016 Approved
Walnut Tree Cottage Gay Street Pulborough West Sussex RH20 2HL
Proposed replacement of roof tiles to cottage (Listed Building Consent)
DC/16/2074
2016 Approved
Walnut Tree Cottage Gay Street Pulborough West Sussex RH20 2HL
Proposed replacement of roof tiles to cottage (Listed Building Consent)
DC/16/2074
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings