Upper Beeding Pharmacy High Street Upper Beeding West Sussex BN44 3HZ Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/1766 - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Erection of a raised platform for the stationing of a mobile coffee outlet. Erection of a timber storage structure, and space for outdoor seating. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
31 Oct 2025
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Validated
11 Nov 2025
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Approved
15 Apr 2026

Approved on 15 Apr 2026 · Last checked 8 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Horsham Planning Committee on 7 Apr 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the modest, mobile proposal would support a small enterprise without harming heritage, neighbours, highways or flood safety.
  • Sixteen addresses objected over parking, visual impact, noise, privacy and commercialisation, while 22 supported the local business and riverside facility.
  • The committee approved the application in accordance with the officer recommendation; two ward members did not vote.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, public views, committee discussion, vote and decision. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Horsham's committee minutes of 7 Apr 2026.

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 9

11 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Glendale and Ferndale, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 11 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 ↗
Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Upper Beeding (High Street) 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National park about 57 m away: South Downs
Outside the park; its setting can still be raised.
Landscape, scenic beauty and wildlife carry great weight, and major development is only allowed in exceptional circumstances.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Scheduled monument about 199 m away: Saltern in Saltings Field, 220m north of Beeding Bridge; Inside the Upper Beeding built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Not green belt

Checked on 8 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 British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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 3

Last sold for £475,000 in February 2016. Other property, freehold.

More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.

10 February 2016£475,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
3 February 2005£415,000Detached house
2 July 2001£250,000Detached house

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
BN44 3HZ
Received
31 Oct 2025
Validated
11 Nov 2025
Ward
Bramber, Upper Beeding and Woodmancote
Parish
Upper Beeding PC
Case officer
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Target decision
15 Apr 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
15 Apr 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Gould Baxter
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 155 days from validation, 74 days slower than Horsham's median of 81 for full applications. Approved, as 78% of full applications here are.

29%decided within 8 weeks
78%approved
329decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14411274
Planning Portal ref
PP-14411274
Comments by
17 Dec 2025
Committee
7 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
6 Jan 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

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.