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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Horsham District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
1,461 approved · 132 refused · 63 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Taintfield Farm Kings Lane Cowfold West Sussex
Received 27 Apr 20263 Longhurst Avenue Horsham West Sussex RH12 1BH
Received 27 Apr 2026Ivy Cottage The Haven Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 9BS
Received 28 Apr 2026Ivy Cottage The Haven Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 9BS
Received 28 Apr 2026Nutbourne Garage The Street Nutbourne West Sussex RH20 2HE
Received 28 Apr 2026Spinningwood Farm Burnthouse Lane Lower Beeding Horsham West Sussex RH13 6NN
Received 28 Apr 20264 Silver Glade West Chiltington West Sussex RH20 2RQ
Received 28 Apr 20262 Brown Close Broadbridge Heath West Sussex RH12 3UR
Received 28 Apr 2026Vodafone Ltd Telecommunications Mast 5926 Electricity Sub Station Hole Street Ashington West Sussex
Received 27 Apr 2026Solva Blackgate Lane Henfield West Sussex BN5 9HA
Received 28 Apr 2026Lower Broadbridge Farm Billingshurst Road Broadbridge Heath Horsham West Sussex RH12 3LR
Received 27 Apr 2026Lower Broadbridge Farm Billingshurst Road Broadbridge Heath Horsham West Sussex RH12 3LR
Received 27 Apr 2026Buildings 1 To 4 and 6 and 7 Water Lane Storrington West Sussex RH20 3EA
Received 28 Apr 2026Stable Block Kettlesbridge Farm West Chiltington Lane Coneyhurst Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 9DN
Received 28 Apr 2026Brook Cottage Spinney Lane West Chiltington West Sussex RH20 2NX
Received 28 Apr 2026Hammes Barn Washington Road Steyning West Sussex BN44 3DA
Received 28 Apr 2026Land North West of The Hermitage Tower Hill Horsham West Sussex
Received 29 Apr 2026Moonfleet Mill Lane Ashington West Sussex RH20 3BX
Received 29 Apr 2026Land Parcel at 518445 111452 Kings Barn Lane Steyning West Sussex
Received 29 Apr 2026Southview Hayes Lane Slinfold West Sussex RH13 0SQ
Received 29 Apr 202625 Nightingale Walk Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 9TY
Received 29 Apr 2026Moralee Farm Haglands Lane West Chiltington West Sussex RH20 2QS
Received 29 Apr 2026Woodfords Shipley Road Southwater West Sussex RH13 9BQ
Received 29 Apr 202618 Collingwood Road Horsham West Sussex RH12 2QW
Received 29 Apr 2026Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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