Calcot Farm Horsham Road Steyning West Sussex BN44 3AA Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/0955 - Full Application Refused
AgriculturalChange of useCommercial & major worksCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use of part of a former agricultural building and 10m x 18m of adjacent yard to commercial use; for the storage of soil improver bagging equipment, bagging of soil improver, storage of bagged surplus soil improver and distribution of the same. (Retrospective). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
12 Jun 2026
✓
Validated
8 Jul 2026
✗
Refused
2 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 2 Sept 2026 · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 3

Agricultural land, grade 2
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), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. 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 Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1645 m away: Rampion 2 Offshore Wind Farm.
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
BN44 3AA
Received
12 Jun 2026
Validated
8 Jul 2026
Ward
Steyning and Ashurst
Parish
Steyning PC
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Sept 2026
Decision
Application Refused
Decision date
2 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Skinner Holden Property Advisors

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 7 days slower than Horsham's median of 49 for agricultural works. Refused, as 21% of agricultural works here are.

75%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
51decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

13 neighbours consulted · Last counted 24 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15006331
Planning Portal ref
PP-15006331
Comments by
3 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025
Change of use of part of former agricultural building and 10m x 18m of adjacent yard to c…
DC/25/0234
2025
Change of use of part of former agricultural building and 10m x 18m of adjacent yard to c…
DC/25/0234
2016 Approved
Erection of Polytunnel and Storage Building for Agricultural Aquaponics Use
DC/16/2016
2016 Approved
Erection of Polytunnel and Storage Building for Agricultural Aquaponics Use
DC/16/2016
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2019 Approved
Red Roofs Broadbourne Horsham Road Steyning West Sussex BN44 3AA
Single storey side and rear extension, and detached workshop home office
SDNP/19/02650/PRE
2019 Decided
Red Rooves Horsham Road Steyning BN44 3AA
Consultation on environmental permit application for Red Rooves - EPR/MB3493DE/A001
SDNP/19/00992/ADJAUT
2016 Approved
Nash House Horsham Road Steyning West Sussex BN44 3AA
Garage conversion and single storey infill to create granny flat
DC/16/1788
2016 Approved
Nash House Horsham Road Steyning West Sussex BN44 3AA
Garage conversion and single storey infill to create granny flat
DC/16/1788
2016 Approved
Quarry House Horsham Road Steyning West Sussex BN44 3AA
Erection of a two storey rear extension
DC/16/0121
2016 Approved
Quarry House Horsham Road Steyning West Sussex BN44 3AA
Erection of a two storey rear extension
DC/16/0121
Horsham
Planning Authority Score
6.6/10
Good
#75 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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