Cemex Small Dole Landfill Henfield Road Small Dole BN5 9XJ Data via plota.co.uk

NC/26/0021 - Neighbouring Authority Consultation Decided
Commercial & major worksTrees & landscaping

Proposal

Proposed importation of inert restoration materials and reprofiling to provide an attenuation layer to mitigate the impact of climate change by improving long term sustainable management of leachate, temporary diversion of FP2774 and nature conservation, biodiversity and landscape improvements. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Jul 2026
Decision
Target date was 18 Aug 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 29 Oct 2026; it is now day 93.

Documents

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Site constraints 6

Agricultural land, grade 3a
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.
National infrastructure project about 381 m away: Rampion Offshore Wind Farm
The site is about 381 m from the project boundary. Generating station, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National park about 66 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; 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, the Planning Inspectorate, 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.

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Important details

Council
Horsham
Application type
Neighbouring Authority Consultation
Postcode
BN5 9XJ
Received
28 Jul 2026
Validated
28 Jul 2026
Ward
Denne
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 93, past the statutory target. 64% of commercial and major works in Horsham are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 28 Oct 2026.

Day 9337 days past the 56-day target
36%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
37decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Horsham in the last twelve months, from validation. Horsham decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 28 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
18 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

2019 Approved
Sunset Down Henfield Road Small Dole Henfield West Sussex BN5 9XJ
Erection of a single storey side and rear extensions.
DC/19/0819
2019 Approved
Sunset Down Henfield Road Small Dole Henfield West Sussex BN5 9XJ
Erection of a single storey side and rear extensions.
DC/19/0819
2017 Approved
The Cottage Henfield Road Small Dole Henfield West Sussex BN5 9XJ
Single storey rear kitchen infill extension and new doors and wall to existing ground flo…
DC/17/0198
2017 Approved
The Cottage Henfield Road Small Dole Henfield West Sussex BN5 9XJ
Single storey rear kitchen infill extension and new doors and wall to existing ground flo…
DC/17/0198
2016 Withdrawn
The Cottage Henfield Road Small Dole Henfield West Sussex BN5 9XJ
Prior approval for the erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend bey…
DC/16/2853
2016 Withdrawn
The Cottage Henfield Road Small Dole Henfield West Sussex BN5 9XJ
Prior approval for the erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend bey…
DC/16/2853
2016 Approved
The Cottage Henfield Road Small Dole Henfield West Sussex BN5 9XJ
Erection of a first floor rear extension above existing accommodation with new dormer and…
DC/16/0377
2016 Approved
The Cottage Henfield Road Small Dole Henfield West Sussex BN5 9XJ
Erection of a first floor rear extension above existing accommodation with new dormer and…
DC/16/0377
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