1 Stanley Walk Horsham West Sussex RH13 5DR Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of Use of existing dwelling from residential (Class C3) to 7 bedrooms HMO (Class Sui Generis). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 19 Nov 2025 · Last checked 14 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Horsham Planning Committee on 21 Oct 2025.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the HMO was acceptable in principle, retained the building’s character, provided suitable accommodation and addressed water neutrality.
- Residents and the neighbourhood council raised concerns about parking, noise, amenity, antisocial behaviour and the effect on the area.
- The committee approved the application in accordance with the officer recommendation after discussing fire safety and parking.
Source: Plota analysis of Horsham's committee minutes of 21 Oct 2025.
Site constraints 3
Checked on 14 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2025, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 120 days from validation, 39 days slower than Horsham's median of 81 for full applications. Approved, as 78% of full applications here are.
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.
24 neighbours consulted · Last counted 14 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14193902
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14193902
- Comments by
- 1 Sept 2025
- Committee
- 21 Oct 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 16 Sept 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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