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Horsham District Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Horsham District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates2,188Searchable applications
443Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 1,533 approved or refused records
128Refused applications
1,405 approved · 128 refused · 61 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 Jan 1930 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Conservation areas40 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas53 mapped area records0 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- DecidedDC/26/0015
Erection of a single storey side and rear extensions.
5 Woodhatch Southwater West Sussex RH13 9TU
Received 7 Jan 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0016
Erection of a two storey side extension, erection of a front porch, alterations to fenestration, and associated alterations to access and landscaping.
24 Burns Close Horsham West Sussex RH12 5PF
Received 7 Jan 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0017
Replace and raise the roof over the lean-to annex on side elevation, to allow floor level to be raised to improve disabled access (Listed Building Consent)
Jubilee Hall Church Street Rudgwick Horsham West Sussex RH12 3EA
Received 2 Jan 2026 - DecidedEIA/26/0001
EIA screening opinion
Hornbrook Farm Brighton Road Horsham West Sussex RH13 6QA
Received 6 Jan 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0018
Surgery to 2 x Oak
Breckenridge 6 Mitchell Gardens Slinfold West Sussex RH13 0TY
Received 7 Jan 2026 - DecidedNC/26/0001
Construction of ponds, installation of associated borehole and plant to provide supplementary water supply, and associated landscaping works.
Land To The Rear of 12 Castletown Upper Beeding West Sussex BN44 3TR
Received 6 Jan 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0019
Erection of front porch extension and alterations to the front roof line.
4 Silver Lane Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 9RG
Received 7 Jan 2026 - DecidedDISC/26/0002
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 1(a), (b) and (c) to previously approved application DC/25/0636.
Monks Farm Honeywood Lane Okewood Hill Surrey RH5 5QA
Received 8 Jan 2026 - DecidedDISC/26/0003
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3,4,5,6 and 7 to approved application DC/25/1205.
Land West Of Trickles Wood Hole Street Ashington West Sussex RH20 3DE
Received 8 Jan 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0020
Conversion of garage into habitable living space. (Retrospective).
66 Rookfield Road Faygate West Sussex RH12 0AX
Received 8 Jan 2026 - DecidedDISC/26/0004
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3 to approved application DC/23/0191
112 Brighton Road Horsham West Sussex RH13 5DE
Received 8 Jan 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0021
Replacement of existing conservatory and erection of a single storey rear extension (Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed).
26 Keats Close Horsham West Sussex RH12 5PL
Received 8 Jan 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0022
Renewal / regeneration of a play and recreation area, including a larger MUGA with a sensory trail and wild walk with additional landscaping, existing fitness equipment to be re-purposed onto a hardstanding area and pathways to be widened and increased.
Public Open Space At Charrington Way Broadbridge Heath West Sussex RH12 3TL
Received 9 Jan 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0023
Fell 1 x Weeping Willow (Salix) and Surgery to 1 x Hawthorn (Crataegus).
Brambles Dauxwood Close Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 9TA
Received 9 Jan 2026 - UnknownDC/26/0024
Change of use of building to provide 9 residential units.
Bentley House North Heath Lane Industrial Estate North Heath Lane Horsham West Sussex RH12 5QE
Received 9 Jan 2026 - DecidedDISC/26/0005
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 2 to approved application DC/25/1267.
Blackstone Gate Farm, Old Dairy East Cottage Henfield Road Albourne West Sussex BN6 9JJ
Received 9 Jan 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0025
Retrospective erection of a single storey garden building.
12 Cambridgeshire Walk Faygate West Sussex RH12 0DD
Received 9 Jan 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0026
Erection of a pitched roof extension to the east wing flat roof and erection of a single storey extension to the existing outbuilding. (Householder Application).
Lock House Lock Partridge Green West Sussex RH13 8EG
Received 9 Jan 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0027
Erection of a pitched roof extension to the east wing flat roof and erection of a single storey extension to the existing outbuilding. (Listed Building Consent).
Lock House Lock Partridge Green West Sussex RH13 8EG
Received 9 Jan 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0028
Demolition of existing bungalow. Erection of a replacement dwelling, double garage with associated landscaping and creation of a driveway.
1 Byne Close Storrington West Sussex RH20 4BS
Received 9 Jan 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0029
Demolition of stable block and removal of sand school. Conversion of stables to 1 no dwellinghouse and associated landscaping.
Gaydon Kennel Lane West Grinstead West Sussex RH13 8LX
Received 9 Jan 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0030
Variation of Condition 1 of previously approved application DC/22/0100 (Installation of a solar farm with associated infrastructure) Relating to the Traffic Management Plan.
Huddlestone Farm Horsham Road Steyning West Sussex BN44 3AD
Received 9 Jan 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0032
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of a two storey rear extension.
22 Delius Gardens Horsham West Sussex RH13 6RY
Received 7 Jan 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/0033
Outline permission for erection of buildings for Eg(iii)/B2/B8 use with associated yard areas, vehicle parking and access. All matters except access.
Land South of Billingshurst Business Park (Phase 3) Hilland Road Billingshurst West Sussex
Received 9 Jan 2026
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Horsham District Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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