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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 dates2,261Searchable applications
444Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 1,594 approved or refused records
132Refused applications
1,462 approved · 132 refused · 63 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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/26/0739
Erection of a first floor side extension.
21 Whytings Mannings Heath West Sussex RH13 6JZ
Received 8 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0740
Erection of a single storey side and rear extension.
Town House Farm Guildford Road Clemsfold West Sussex RH12 3PP
Received 8 May 2026 - DecidedDISC/26/0147
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 5 of the approved application DC/25/1321.
Rickfield Farm Brighton Road Mannings Heath West Sussex RH13 6HY
Received 8 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0741
Demolition of existing detached chalet bungalow and 2 no outbuildings, and erection of 1 pair of semi-detached dwellings fronting Littleworth Lane with car ports and associated parking to the rear.
1 Littleworth Lane Partridge Green West Sussex RH13 8JF
Received 8 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0742
Erection of a single storey rear extension, side garage extension and front porch.
1 Ashleigh Road Horsham West Sussex RH12 2LE
Received 8 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0743
Surgery to 2x Oak.
Chancton Lea Chestnut Close Storrington West Sussex RH20 3PA
Received 8 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0744
Removal of Conditions 31 and 47 of previously approved application DC/25/1251 (Variation of condition 1 of previously approved application reference DC/21/2697 (Erection of 32No. residential dwellings including 35% affordable housing, 6No. commercial units and 1No. reception building. Creation of access and circulation routes, parking, hard and soft landscaping together with a sustainable drainage system) to amend the approved plans to enable the retention of the existing building with associated alterations to provide 3 commercial units as opposed to reconstructing it and revised cladding to units C4-C6) relating to water neutrality.
Land at Sumners Pond Chapel Road Barns Green West Sussex RH13 0PR
Received 28 Apr 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0745
Surgery to 1x Willow.
Gentle Harrys Farm Mill Road West Chiltington West Sussex RH20 2PZ
Received 8 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0746
Installation of 1x internally illuminated sign to the front elevation. (Retrospective). (Listed Building Consent).
Kings Head 40 High Street Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 9NY
Received 8 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0747
Surgery to install a root barrier.
11 Cape Copse Rudgwick West Sussex RH12 3HG
Received 8 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0748
External alterations and repair works to front elevation of building and installation of a cooking extract flue to rear. (Full Application).
25 East Street Horsham West Sussex RH12 1HH
Received 8 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0749
External alterations and repair works to front elevation of building, internal alterations and installation of a cooking extract flue to rear. (Listed Building Consent).
25 East Street Horsham West Sussex RH12 1HH
Received 8 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0751
Installation of 8no. solar panels to the south facing tiled roof of the existing garage. (Householder Application).
Chapel Cottage Nuthurst Street Nuthurst West Sussex RH13 6RG
Received 11 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0752
Installation of 8no. solar panels to the south facing tiled roof of the existing garage. (Listed Building Consent).
Chapel Cottage Nuthurst Street Nuthurst West Sussex RH13 6RG
Received 11 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0753
Retention of existing flue
Unit 2 Redkiln Close Horsham West Sussex RH13 5QL
Received 11 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0754
Variation of Condition 1 of previously approved application reference DC/25/1480 (Erection of 4no. 3-bedroom dwellings with associated car parking, private amenity space and acoustic fencing. Creation of an ecological buffer zone) to make a minor amendment to the approved red line boundary.
Land North of 6 Montpelier Cottages Old London Road Washington West Sussex
Received 11 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0755
Prior notification for the creation of a new agricultural access track.
Top Paddock Farm Kerves Lane Horsham West Sussex RH13 6RJ
Received 11 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0756
Demolition of existing shed and erection of a single storey detached outbuilding.
Lakers Farm Cottage Mill Road West Chiltington West Sussex RH20 2PZ
Received 11 May 2026 - DecidedCA/26/0757
Fell 1x Ash (Works to Trees in a Conservation Area).
Hammonds East Street Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 9DA
Received 11 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0758
Conversion of garage and loft into habitable living space and installation of solar panels on the existing pitched roof. (Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed).
Tanglin Harborough Hill West Chiltington West Sussex RH20 2PW
Received 11 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0759
Variation of Condition 1 and 4 of previously approved application DC/25/0508 (Erection of a single storey rear extension with roof terrace and rear dormer) to replace the existing tiles with slate grey and to change the approved tile hung finish on the dormer with cement fibre cladding
54 Parsonage Road Horsham West Sussex RH12 4AN
Received 11 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0760
Erection of a single story rear extension.
18 King Edward Road Christs Hospital West Sussex RH13 0ND
Received 11 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0761
Demolition of garden store buildings. Conversion and extension of existing stable block to create a dwellinghouse. (Full Planning).
Southwater House Church Lane Southwater West Sussex RH13 9BT
Received 11 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0762
Demolition of garden store buildings. Conversion and extension of existing stable block to create a dwellinghouse. (Listed Building Consent).
Southwater House Church Lane Southwater West Sussex RH13 9BT
Received 11 May 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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