Arun House 83A High Street Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 9QX Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/0710 - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Change of Use from Sui Generis (Youth Day Centre) to Sui Generis (Community Use). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Apr 2026
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Approved
1 Jul 2026

Approved on 1 Jul 2026 · Last checked 7 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

9 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 87, High Street, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 9 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Billingshurst Conservation Area conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Heritage at risk: Billingshurst
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Billingshurst built-up area; Open access land about 48 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed.; 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 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £315,000 in October 2019. Detached house, freehold.

21 October 2019£315,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Horsham
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
RH14 9QX
Received
30 Apr 2026
Validated
30 Apr 2026
Ward
Billingshurst
Parish
Billingshurst PC
Case officer
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Target decision
2 Jul 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
1 Jul 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Carter Davey Architects LLP
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 62 days from validation, about the council's usual 59 days. Approved, as 76% of changes of use here are.

47%decided within 8 weeks
76%approved
82decided 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

No public comments yet.

36 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14882251
Planning Portal ref
PP-14882251
Comments by
12 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
25 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
Horsham
Planning Authority Score
6.6/10
Good
#75 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.