Horsham Rugby Club Hammerpond Road Horsham West Sussex RH13 6PJ Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/1468 - Full Application Registered
Change of useSchools, care & community

Proposal

Change of use to an outdoor educational and nature-based learning facility. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Sept 2026
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Validated
7 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 2 Dec 2026 and 19 Dec 2026, from Horsham's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 10 Nov 2026

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Documents

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Site constraints 4

High Weald National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Agricultural land, grade 1
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), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 4. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
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.
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
Priority habitat about 38 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 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
Full Application
Postcode
RH13 6PJ
Received
11 Sept 2026
Validated
7 Oct 2026
Ward
Forest
Parish
Horsham TC
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Dec 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 21 of the 56-day target. Horsham usually decides changes of use by day 59.

Day 2138 days to the predicted decision (day 59)
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.

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 25 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15160811
Planning Portal ref
PP-15160811
Comments by
10 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

37 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
Non Material Amendment to previously approved application DC/21/1058 Erection of a single…
DC/23/1123
2023 Approved
Non Material Amendment to previously approved application DC/21/1058 Erection of a single…
DC/23/1123
2021 Approved
Approval of details reserved by conditions 3,4 and 5 to approved application DC/21/0288
DISC/21/0328
2021 Approved
Approval of details reserved by conditions 3,4 and 5 to approved application DC/21/0288
DISC/21/0328
2021 Refused
Outline application for the erection of a detached building containing 4no. Padel courts…
DC/21/2251
2021 Refused
Outline application for the erection of a detached building containing 4no. Padel courts…
DC/21/2251
2021 Approved
Siting of two containers for use as a data centre (Use Class B8) with 10x air conditionin…
DC/21/0288
2021 Approved
Siting of two containers for use as a data centre (Use Class B8) with 10x air conditionin…
DC/21/0288
2021 Approved
Erection of a new building to provide indoor workout area.
DC/21/0635
2021 Approved
Erection of a new building to provide indoor workout area.
DC/21/0635
2021 Approved
Erection of a single storey side extension to existing changing room facilities.
DC/21/1058
2021 Approved
Erection of a single storey side extension to existing changing room facilities.
DC/21/1058
2019 Approved
Approval of details reserved by conditions 6, 7, 8 and 9 on DC/17/0560
DISC/19/0277
2019 Approved
Approval of details reserved by conditions 6, 7, 8 and 9 on DC/17/0560
DISC/19/0277
2018 Approved
New cladding to the existing clubhouse, with alterations to the window and door openings…
DC/18/1602
2017 Approved
Variation of condition 8A to previously approved Application DC/15/0782 (Erection of sing…
DC/17/2051
2017 Approved
Variation of condition 8A to previously approved Application DC/15/0782 (Erection of sing…
DC/17/2051
2017 Approved
Proposed creation of new fenced workout area and installation of storage container
DC/17/1922
2017 Approved
Proposed creation of new fenced workout area and installation of storage container
DC/17/1922
2017 Withdrawn
Non material amendment to previously permitted Application No DC/15/0782 (Erection of sin…
DC/17/0984
2017 Withdrawn
Non material amendment to previously permitted Application No DC/15/0782 (Erection of sin…
DC/17/0984
2016 Refused
Approval of details reserved by conditions 2 - 6 on DC/15/0782
DISC/16/0351
2016 Refused
Approval of details reserved by conditions 2 - 6 on DC/15/0782
DISC/16/0351
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2021 Approved
Gardeners Cottage Hammerpond Road Horsham West Sussex RH13 6PJ
Revisions to existing driveway and creation of new access on to road. Erection of a new c…
DC/21/0560
2021 Approved
Gardeners Cottage Hammerpond Road Horsham West Sussex RH13 6PJ
Revisions to existing driveway and creation of new access on to road. Erection of a new c…
DC/21/0560
2020 Approved
Gardeners Cottage Hammerpond Road Horsham West Sussex RH13 6PJ
Demolition of existing conservatory. Erection of a single storey rear extension to create…
DC/20/0788
2020 Approved
Gardeners Cottage Hammerpond Road Horsham West Sussex RH13 6PJ
Demolition of existing conservatory. Erection of a single storey rear extension to create…
DC/20/0788
2020 Approved
Gardeners Cottage Hammerpond Road Horsham West Sussex RH13 6PJ
Demolition of existing conservatory. Erection of a single storey rear extension to provid…
DC/20/0130
2020 Approved
Gardeners Cottage Hammerpond Road Horsham West Sussex RH13 6PJ
Demolition of existing conservatory. Erection of a single storey rear extension to provid…
DC/20/0130
2019 Refused
Gardeners Cottage Hammerpond Road Horsham West Sussex RH13 6PJ
Demolition of existing detached garage and erection of detached annexe
DC/19/0041
2019 Refused
Gardeners Cottage Hammerpond Road Horsham West Sussex RH13 6PJ
Demolition of existing detached garage and erection of detached annexe
DC/19/0041
2017 Withdrawn
Gardeners Cottage Hammerpond Road Horsham West Sussex RH13 6PJ
Erection of detached two storey annexe ancillary to existing dwelling
DC/17/2809
2017 Withdrawn
Gardeners Cottage Hammerpond Road Horsham West Sussex RH13 6PJ
Erection of detached two storey annexe ancillary to existing dwelling
DC/17/2809
2017 Approved
Coolhurst Ground Hammerpond Road Horsham West Sussex RH13 6YE
Approval of details reserved by conditions 3, 4 and 5 on DC/17/0560
DISC/17/0310
2017 Approved
Coolhurst Ground Hammerpond Road Horsham West Sussex RH13 6YE
Approval of details reserved by conditions 3, 4 and 5 on DC/17/0560
DISC/17/0310
2017 Approved
Coolhurst Ground Hammerpond Road Horsham West Sussex RH13 6YE
Installation of new artificial grass rugby pitch and ancillary works including flood ligh…
DC/17/0560
2017 Approved
Coolhurst Ground Hammerpond Road Horsham West Sussex RH13 6YE
Installation of new artificial grass rugby pitch and ancillary works including flood ligh…
DC/17/0560
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings