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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 dates2,288Searchable applications
444Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 1,621 approved or refused records
133Refused applications
1,488 approved · 133 refused · 63 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- DecidedDC/26/1102
Installation of replacement signs, including 1 x externally illuminated projecting sign, 1 x door plaque, 1 x menu case, 2 x chalkboards and 5 x internally applied window graphics.
The Anchor Hotel 3 Market Square Horsham West Sussex RH12 1EU
Received 9 Jul 2026 - RegisteredDC/26/1103
Erection of detached garage
Haglands Farm Haglands Copse West Chiltington West Sussex RH20 2QW
Received 9 Jul 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1104
Single storey rear extension and front porch canopy (Certificate of Lawful Development - Proposed)
13 Fair View Horsham West Sussex RH12 2PY
Received 9 Jul 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1105
Erection of porch canopy, front garage outbuilding, new entrance gate with masonry piers and external cladding to dwelling.
31 Brighton Road Horsham West Sussex RH13 5BT
Received 10 Jul 2026 - DecidedDISC/26/0216
Approval of details reserved by conditions 3, 4 and 5 to approved application DC/23/1141.
Land North of Marches Road Marches Warnham Horsham West Sussex RH12 3SL
Received 10 Jul 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1106
Conversion of the existing detached garage into habitable living space to form a home hair salon incidental to the main dwelling, including raising the roof to increase the internal head height and replacement of the existing garage door with an entrance door.
171 Farhalls Crescent Horsham West Sussex RH12 4BX
Received 10 Jul 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1107
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of a two storey rear extension and front porch.
77 Highlands Road Horsham West Sussex RH13 5ND
Received 10 Jul 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1108
Loft conversion with hip to gable roof extension, rear dormer and front rooflights. Erection of front porch and raising of roof to side projection (Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed)
78 Eversfield Road Horsham West Sussex RH13 5JT
Received 10 Jul 2026 - DecidedDISC/26/0217
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 5 and 6 to approved application DC/25/1266
Development at Hurst Road Horsham West Sussex
Received 13 Jul 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1109
Erection of post and rail fencing with a maximum height of one metre to front elevation (Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed).
14 Owl Close Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 9XJ
Received 13 Jul 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1110
Demolition of outbuilding and erection of single storey extension to existing garage.
24 Leeds Close Southwater West Sussex RH13 9XN
Received 13 Jul 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1111
Surgery to 5x English Oak.
159 Comptons Lane Horsham West Sussex RH13 6BH
Received 13 Jul 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1112
Demolition of existing outbuilding and erection of a replacement outbuilding.
4 Clivedale Castle Lane Steyning West Sussex BN44 3GA
Received 13 Jul 2026 - DecidedCA/26/0083
Fell 1x Portugese Laurel, 1x Hawthorn, 1x Plum/Damson and 1x Bay. Surgery to 1x Holm Oak, 1x Portugese Laurel, 1x Holly, 1x Conifer and to mixed and Eliganus hedges.
Hillside House Windmill Lane Henfield West Sussex BN5 9UW
Received 13 Jul 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1113
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of a two storey extension to northern elevation, conversion of garage into habitable living space, replacement of all windows, installation of new roof covering, installation of new rendering, extension and repositioning of the existing driveway with the erection of a new gated entrance.
Whiteoaks Monkmead Lane West Chiltington West Sussex RH20 2NH
Received 13 Jul 2026 - RegisteredDC/26/1114
Surgery to 1x Lombardy Poplar.
34 Kennedy Road Horsham West Sussex RH13 5DA
Received 13 Jul 2026 - DecidedCA/26/0084
Fell 1x Hazel and Surgery to 1x Portuguese Laurel.
53 East Street Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 9QJ
Received 13 Jul 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1115
Surgery to 1x Magnolia (Works to Trees in a Conservation Area)
Church Cottage Church Street Henfield West Sussex BN5 9NT
Received 13 Jul 2026 - RegisteredCA/26/0085
Surgery to 1x Yew.
Chorley Wood Threals Lane West Chiltington West Sussex RH20 2RF
Received 13 Jul 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1116
Application to confirm the continuous change of use of the land to residential for the stationing of a caravan (Lawful Development Certificate - Existing).
Brighthams Farm Bines Road Partridge Green West Sussex RH13 8EQ
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/1117
Erection of a single storey rear extension. (Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed).
5 Fletchers Close Horsham West Sussex RH13 5DF
Received 13 Jul 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1118
Non Material Amendment to previously approved application DC/26/0364 (Erection of a two storey side extension) to step the extension in off the boundary by 100mm.
4 Riverside Horsham West Sussex RH12 1NX
Received 13 Jul 2026 - DecidedDISC/26/0218
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 2 and 3 to approved application DC/25/1820
New House Farm Old Crawley Road Faygate Horsham West Sussex RH12 4RU
Received 13 Jul 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1119
Conversion of loft into habitable living space with the installation of a rear dormer and 3no. front rooflights (Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed).
34 Furzefield Road Horsham West Sussex RH12 4NG
Received 13 Jul 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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