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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 dates2,279Searchable applications
444Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 1,612 approved or refused records
133Refused applications
1,479 approved · 133 refused · 63 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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More application records
- DecidedDISC/26/0194
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 1 a, b and c to approved application DC/25/1661
Swains Farm Brighton Road Henfield West Sussex BN5 9RP
Received 22 Jun 2026 - RegisteredDISC/26/0195
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 to approved application DC/23/1314
Kilnwood Vale Development Site Crawley Road Faygate West Sussex
Received 22 Jun 2026 - DecidedDISC/26/0196
Approval of details reserve by condition 5 to approved application DC/25/2158
Kilnwood Vale Neighbourhood Centre Faygate Horsham RH12 0AR
Received 22 Jun 2026 - DecidedDISC/26/0197
Approval of details reserved by conditions 3, 4 and 5 to approved application DC/25/1402
2 Barrack Cottages Brighton Road Shermanbury West Sussex RH13 8HQ
Received 22 Jun 2026 - RegisteredDC/26/1003
Demolition of existing and erection with 4no. dwellinghouses and associated landscaping works.
Swains Farm Brighton Road Henfield West Sussex BN5 9RP
Received 22 Jun 2026 - DecidedCA/26/0073
Surgery to 1x Quercus Suber Corn Oak.
Street Market Carfax Horsham West Sussex
Received 22 Jun 2026 - DecidedDISC/26/0198
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 3, 5, and 6 to approved application DC/25/2149
Jarvis Jarvis Lane Steyning West Sussex BN44 3GL
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionDISC/26/0199
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 18 (underground services) to approved application DC/26/0325 (Removal of conditions 19 (water efficiency measures) and 21 (water neutrality strategy) and variation of trigger of Condition 14 (traffic noise mitigation) of planning approval DC/21/2233 (Outline application for up to 265 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. All matters reserved except for vehicular access from A283).)
Linden Homes Development Site Kings Barn Lane Steyning West Sussex
Received 22 Jun 2026 - DecidedDISC/26/0200
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 5 (materials and finishes) to 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 bypass, provision of public open space, community orchard, sustainable drainage and other ancillary and enabling works.
Land Parcel at 518476 111584 Kings Barn Lane Steyning West Sussex
Received 22 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1004
Demolition of existing double garage and erection of a replacement with a two storey side extension. Addition of a pitched roof with glazing to existing entrance hallway. Replacement of all existing windows. Replacement of existing flat roof to existing kitchen extension with a pitched roof. New surface to existing driveway.
38 Heron Way Horsham West Sussex RH13 6DL
Received 22 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1005
Erection of single storey outbuilding (Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed).
Hatches Lynwick Street Rudgwick West Sussex RH12 3DN
Received 22 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1006
Demolition of the existing rear conservatory and erection of a single storey rear extension. Part garage conversion into habitable living space. Installation of 2no. front dormers, 2no. rear rooflights and 4no. side rooflights. Alterations to fenestration.
1 Avebury Close Horsham West Sussex RH12 5JY
Received 22 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1007
Construction of self-build dwelling with detached garage.
Mount View Stane Street North Heath West Sussex RH20 1DN
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/1009
Removal of container office building and erection of a replacement office building
New Barn Farmhouse Capel Road Rusper Horsham West Sussex RH12 4PZ
Received 1 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1010
Change of use of holiday let to annexe
Nuthurst Farm Nuthurst Street Nuthurst West Sussex RH13 6LH
Received 1 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1011
Conversion of garage into habitable living space (Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed).
Amberglade Amberley Road Storrington West Sussex RH20 4JQ
Received 23 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1012
Construction of dormers in rear roof elevation. (Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed).
Kerves Farm Cottage Kerves Lane Horsham West Sussex RH13 6RJ
Received 2 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1013
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of a single storey rear extension with reduced first floor terrace above, revised fenestration, roof lanterns, front porch and associated landscaping works.
Tempus Fugit New Hall Lane Small Dole West Sussex BN5 9YH
Received 23 Jun 2026 - RegisteredS106/26/0032
Application to amend the mortgagee exclusion clause under Schedule 2: Affordable Housing of the legal agreement approved under DC/25/0415
Former Novartis Site Parsonage Road Horsham West Sussex
Received 18 Jun 2026 - RegisteredDC/26/1015
Erection of ground floor extension and extensions and alterations at roof level to create habitable first floor living space.
1 Amberley Road Storrington West Sussex RH20 4JB
Received 23 Jun 2026 - DecidedCA/26/0074
Fell 1x Pear (Works to Trees in a Conservation Area).
Holland Cottage Church Street Steyning West Sussex BN44 3YB
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/1017
Loft conversion with rear dormer and front rooflights (Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed).
13 Centurion Close Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 9UW
Received 23 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1018
Removal of Condition 7 of previously approved application DC/23/0460 (Demolition of an agricultural building and the erection of a two-storey dwelling (as an alternative to prior approval reference DC/21/2075) relating to water neutrality.
Mill Farm Mill Lane Itchingfield Horsham West Sussex RH13 0NP
Received 23 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1019
Surgery to 1x Scots Pine.
The Firs 6 Wyndham Lea West Chiltington West Sussex RH20 2NP
Received 23 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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