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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 dates2,270Searchable applications
444Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 1,603 approved or refused records
132Refused applications
1,471 approved · 132 refused · 63 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 Jan 1930 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/0887
Installation of a dropped kerb and driveway, erection of gates, and removal of flint wall. (Listed Building Consent).
Hobjoins Manor Hyde Street Upper Beeding West Sussex BN44 3TG
Received 1 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0888
Side and rear extensions and increased roof height to existing garage.
20 Ingram Road Steyning West Sussex BN44 3PF
Received 1 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0889
Variation of Condition 9 of previously approved planning application reference DC/24/1144 (Variation of Condition A to DC/14/0413 and Condition 1 of previously approved applications DC/15/0834, DC/15/1712, DC/21/2359, DC/23/0069 Relating to the alignment and position of the access drive and refuse collection point. The access position remains unchanged) to remove the requirement for a fire hydrant.
Former Longfield House East Street Rusper West Sussex
Received 1 Jun 2026 - DecidedDISC/26/0164
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 7 (Soft Landscaping) to approved application DC/26/0470 (Removal of Condition 4 of previously approved application reference DC/25/0371).
12A Tesla Engineering Ltd Water Lane Storrington Pulborough West Sussex RH20 3EA
Received 1 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0890
Erection of single storey side and rear extension and removal of chimney stack.
Broadmead Newbridge Road West Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 9LS
Received 1 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0891
Variation of condition 3 of previously approved application reference DC/26/0073 (Installation of dropped kerb and driveway) regarding change of drive surface.
2 Woodfield Terrace Henfield Road Cowfold West Sussex RH13 8DR
Received 1 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0892
Erection of a pergola in rear garden.
Griggs Tower Hill Horsham West Sussex RH13 0JT
Received 1 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0894
Erection of a first floor side extension over existing garage, partial conversion of garage into habitable living space and associated alterations.
33 Skylark View Horsham West Sussex RH12 5EA
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/0896
Removal of the existing built in airing cupboard and built in wardrobes and installation of a walk through wardrobe. Renovation of the existing ensuite bathroom. (Listed Building Consent).
55 Brighton Road Horsham West Sussex RH13 6EZ
Received 2 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0897
Erection of an outbuilding (part retrospective)
Little Coppice Sandgate Lane Storrington West Sussex RH20 3HJ
Received 2 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0898
Part floor replacement, plaster renewal and timber frame repairs following flood damage. (Listed Building Consent).
Jessamine Cottage Gay Street Pulborough West Sussex RH20 2HL
Received 2 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0899
Landscaping works to front / side garden.
31 Oriel Road Horsham West Sussex RH12 6AG
Received 2 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0900
Surgery x 1 Oak
44 Brook Road Horsham West Sussex RH12 5FY
Received 2 Jun 2026 - RegisteredS106/26/0028
Application to discharge obligations of S106 pursuant to Outline Permission DC/19/1897 and Dead of Variation dated 21/11/2023 (HDC Ref: S106/23/0007); Resale Covenant Scheme and Affordable Housing Scheme (Schedule 2, Part 1), Village Transport Service Scheme (Schedule 2, Part 3), Clinical Space Specification Scheme (Schedule 2, Part 4), River Corridor Improvements Scheme (Schedule 2, Part 5), and Financial Contributions to County Council: including Bridleway, Public Footpaths, Public Transport and Highway Improvements (Schedule 3)
Wellcross Farm Five Oaks Road Slinfold West Sussex
Received 22 May 2026 - DecidedDISC/26/0165
Approval of details reserved by condition 3 to approved application DC/25/0348
Moorings Washington Road Storrington Pulborough West Sussex RH20 4BY
Received 18 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0901
Prior notification for the erection of a general purpose steel portal framed agricultural building with adjoining hard standing and access track.
Trawlers Farmhouse Dragons Green Road Shipley Horsham West Sussex RH13 8GQ
Received 2 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0902
Surgery x 1 Oak
32 Greenfinch Way Horsham West Sussex RH12 5HB
Received 2 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0903
Erection of detached single storey outbuilding.
17 Thorpe Way Horsham West Sussex RH12 1FT
Received 2 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0904
Surgery to 1x Oak.
Land Opposite 37 Martindales Southwater Horsham West Sussex RH13 9AE
Received 2 Jun 2026 - RegisteredDC/26/0905
Outline Application for redevelopment of the site to provide up to 1 no dwelling with all matters reserved except access.
Hundred Steddle Barn Brighton Road Henfield West Sussex BN5 9RT
Received 3 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0907
Variation of condition 1 of previously approved application reference DC/18/0292 (Erection of single storey side extension and separate single storey side/rear extension) relating to amendments to rear and side elevation and internal layout.
Barns Green and Itchingfield Village Club Muntham Drive Barns Green Horsham West Sussex RH13 0PT
Received 3 Jun 2026 - DecidedDISC/26/0166
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3 (Construction Details) to Approved Application DC/25/1951.
Storrington Squash Club Greyfriars Lane Storrington West Sussex RH20 4HE
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/0909
Reserved matters application (internal access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) pursuant to Condition 5 of Outline Planning Permission reference DC/16/1677 for Phase 1 RM Area 4 comprising 82 (C3 Use) residential units, car and cycle parking, new landscaping, drainage, access and internal roads and associated infrastructure and approval of details reserved by Condition 9 (CEMP), Condition 34 (Travel Plan) and Condition 22 (Written Scheme of Archaeological Investigation) to approved application DC/16/1677 (RM Area 4 of Phase 1 only.
Land North of Horsham Horsham West Sussex
Received 4 Jun 2026 - RegisteredDISC/26/0167
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3 to approved application DC/25/1658
Woodfords Shipley Road Southwater West Sussex RH13 9BQ
Received 4 Jun 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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