Cibses Cottage Kidders Lane Henfield West Sussex BN5 9AB Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/0717 - Householder Refused
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Erection of a two storey rear extension. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
1 May 2026
✓
Validated
3 Jun 2026
✗
Refused
29 Jul 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 29 Jul 2026 · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 3

Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not 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.
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 1010 m away: Rampion 2 Offshore Wind Farm
The site is about 1010 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 ↗
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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £1,200,000 in October 2023. Other property, freehold.

10 October 2023£1,200,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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
Householder
Postcode
BN5 9AB
Received
1 May 2026
Validated
3 Jun 2026
Ward
Henfield
Parish
Henfield PC
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Jul 2026
Decision
Application Refused
Decision date
29 Jul 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Manorwood

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 4% of extensions here are.

76%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
500decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 24 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14904630
Planning Portal ref
PP-14904630
Comments by
30 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
29 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
Application under Regulation 77 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2…
HRA/24/0011
2024 Approved
Application under Regulation 77 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2…
HRA/24/0011
2024 Approved
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 1(a) and 2 to approved applica…
DISC/24/0235
2024 Approved
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 1(a) and 2 to approved applica…
DISC/24/0235
2024 Approved
Prior Notification for Change of Use of Agricultural Building to a single dwelling house
DC/24/0667
2024 Approved
Prior Notification for Change of Use of Agricultural Building to a single dwelling house
DC/24/0667
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
Birchfield Nursery Kidders Lane Henfield West Sussex BN5 9AB
Temporary permission to retain pop-up coffee shop, ancillary to the wider horticultural u…
DC/24/1411
2024 Approved
Birchfield Nursery Kidders Lane Henfield West Sussex BN5 9AB
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DC/24/1411
2024
Birchfield Nursery Kidders Lane Henfield West Sussex BN5 9AB
Retention and use of hardstanding (Retrospective).
DC/24/1447
2024
Birchfield Nursery Kidders Lane Henfield West Sussex BN5 9AB
Retention and use of hardstanding (Retrospective).
DC/24/1447
2024
Birchfield Nursery Kidders Lane Henfield West Sussex BN5 9AB
Creation of onsite storage including barn and polytunnel.
DC/24/1448
2024
Birchfield Nursery Kidders Lane Henfield West Sussex BN5 9AB
Creation of onsite storage including barn and polytunnel.
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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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.