Land West of Shoreham Road Henfield West Sussex Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/0556 - Full Application Registered

Proposal

Erection of a complex of 4no. buildings comprising of 12no. light industrial units for employment use (office, industrial, storage and distribution uses (B2, B8 & E(g) use)) with associated car parking, access and landscaping. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
31 Mar 2026
✓
Validated
6 May 2026
Decision
Target date was 5 Aug 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 175.

The consultation period closed on 18 Jun 2026.

Site constraints 5

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 infrastructure project about 686 m away: Rampion Offshore Wind Farm
The site is about 686 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 ↗
Also on the record
National park about 422 m away: South Downs; Inside the Small Dole built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
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 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
BN5 9SE
Received
31 Mar 2026
Validated
6 May 2026
Ward
Henfield
Parish
Henfield PC
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 Aug 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
DMH Stallard

Decision outlook

Day 175, 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 26 Oct 2026.

Day 175119 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.

34 neighbours consulted · Last counted 26 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-13593841
Planning Portal ref
PP-13593841
Comments by
18 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
5 Aug 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