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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 dates2,238Searchable applications
444Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 1,575 approved or refused records
129Refused applications
1,446 approved · 129 refused · 63 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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More application records
- DecidedDC/26/0490
Erection of a single storey side extension.
Valewood Valewood Lane Barns Green West Sussex RH13 0QJ
Received 20 Mar 2026 - DecidedCA/26/0039
Fell 1 x Birch (Works to Trees in a Conservation Area).
4 Fordingbridge Close Horsham West Sussex RH12 1JN
Received 20 Mar 2026 - DecidedDISC/26/0098
Approval of details reserved by condition 21 to approved application DC/23/0701.
Old Clayton Boarding Kennels Storrington Road Washington Pulborough West Sussex RH20 4AG
Received 23 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0492
Erection of a front porch.
37 Bennetts Road Horsham West Sussex RH13 5JX
Received 23 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0493
Non Material Amendment to previously approved application DC/25/1138 (Approval of Reserved Matters following the Outline Planning Permission (reference DC/21/2233) relating to the Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale for 265no. dwellings, demolition of No. 37 Kings Barn Lane to provide new pedestrian/cycle/emergency link, provision of vehicular access from the A283 Steyning by-pass, provision of public open space, community orchard, sustainable drainage and other ancillary and enabling works.) Regarding repositioning of dwellinghouse plots and eastern and western substations.
Land North of Glebe Farm and Kings Barn Lane Steyning West Sussex BN44 3YR
Received 23 Mar 2026 - DecidedDISC/26/0099
Approval of details reserved by conditions 3, 4 and 5 to approved application DC/19/1787.
Smithers Farm Guildford Road Rudgwick West Sussex RH12 3BX
Received 23 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0494
Surgery to 1 x Oak.
2 Woodland Close Horsham West Sussex RH13 6AN
Received 23 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0495
Removal of Condition 7 of previously approved application DC/22/1538 (Erection of 1no. 3-bed detached dwellinghouse with a single garage and additional off road car parking space) relating to water neutrality.
Land At 515666 126464 Quarry Way Southwater West Sussex RH13 9ST
Received 23 Mar 2026 - DecidedDISC/26/0100
Approval of details reserved by condition 2 to approved application DC/25/0676.
37 East Street Horsham West Sussex RH12 1HR
Received 23 Mar 2026 - DecidedCA/26/0040
Fell 1 x Yew. Fell 1 x Connifer. Fell 1 x Crabapple.
The Yellow Door The Old Post Office The Street Thakeham Pulborough West Sussex RH20 3EP
Received 19 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0496
Conversion and extension of garage to a 1no. bedroom annexe ancillary to the main dwelling (revision to previously approved application DC/25/1704).
The Burrows 2 Badgers Wood West Chiltington West Sussex RH20 2RJ
Received 23 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0497
Installation of 1no. internally illuminated fascia sign (letters only) and 1no. internally illuminated double sided projecting sign.
30 West Street Horsham West Sussex RH12 1PB
Received 23 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0498
Install new electricity cable
Blackgate Cottage Blackgate Lane Pulborough West Sussex RH20 1DD
Received 12 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0499
Notification of temporary camp site 03/07/2026 - 31/08/2026 a total of 60 non-consecutive days
Pondfield Farm Nowhurst Lane Broadbridge Heath Horsham West Sussex RH12 3PJ
Received 12 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0500
Demolition of existing dwelling and storage/stable building and erection of replacement dwelling, basement and ancillary 3 bay garage with accommodation over.
Vine Ridge House Broadford Bridge Road West Chiltington West Sussex RH20 2LD
Received 23 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0501
Removal of Condition 5 of previously approved application DC/25/0721 (Creation of a new multi-use games area) to reflect a change in material specification.
King George V Recreation Ground Shermanbury Road Partridge Green West Sussex
Received 24 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0502
Prior Notification for Change of Use of Agricultural Buildings to 6nos dwellings (C3 Use class).
Stanford Barn Bines Green Partridge Green West Sussex RH13 8EH
Received 24 Mar 2026 - DecidedDISC/26/0101
Approval of details reserved by condition 3 to approved application DC/25/1203.
The Anchor Inn 46 High Street Storrington West Sussex RH20 4DU
Received 24 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0503
Application to confirm the creation of part grasscrete/part gravel track to access Maplehurst Farmhouse together with the use of a section of agricultural track for residential purposes (Lawful Development Certificate - Existing).
Maplehurst Farmhouse Nuthurst Road Maplehurst West Sussex RH13 6RB
Received 24 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0504
Conversion of a disused agricultural building to a single dwellinghouse with associated residential curtilage.
Black Cherry Farm Bashurst Hill Itchingfield West Sussex RH13 0PB
Received 24 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0505
Erection of a two-storey front extension.
8 Lakeside Horsham West Sussex RH12 2LS
Received 18 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0506
Change of Use of land to Gypsy/Traveller site comprising 2 pitches with the siting of a mobile home and dayroom per pitch.
Land at Grid Reference 510699 117812 To The South of Dukes Copse Community Bramble Lane Thakeham West Sussex
Received 24 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0507
Erection of a single storey side and rear extension with crown roof.
3 Yew Trees Stane Street Slinfold Horsham West Sussex RH13 0RE
Received 19 Mar 2026 - DecidedDISC/26/0102
Approval of details reserved by conditions 4 and 5 to approved application DC/24/1855.
The Mucky Duck Tismans Common Rudgwick West Sussex RH12 3BW
Received 24 Mar 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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