Hammerhill House Hammerpond Road Plummers Plain Horsham West Sussex RH13 6PE Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/1047 - Householder Approved
DemolitionNew homes

Proposal

Demolition of existing chalet. Erection of a replacement chalet and associated development. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Jul 2026
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Approved
9 Sept 2026

Approved on 9 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Sept 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 2

Agricultural land, grade 1
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map, 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.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. 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
Householder
Postcode
RH13 6PE
Received
15 Jul 2026
Validated
15 Jul 2026
Ward
Nuthurst and Lower Beeding
Parish
Lower Beeding PC
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Sept 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
9 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Speer Dade Planning Consultants

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 90% of demolitions here are.

64%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
89decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14962324
Comments by
13 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2021 Approved
Erection of a single storey conservatory and side extension including alterations to the…
DC/21/1978
2021 Approved
Erection of a single storey conservatory and side extension including alterations to the…
DC/21/1978
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Approved
Benacre Hammerpond Road Plummers Plain Horsham West Sussex RH13 6PE
Approval of details reserved by conditions 3 to approved application DC/22/0323
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2022 Approved
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Erection of a four-bay garage with storage above.
DC/22/0323
2021 Approved
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DC/21/2164
2021 Approved
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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