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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 dates2,308Searchable applications
445Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 1,633 approved or refused records
133Refused applications
1,500 approved · 133 refused · 65 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- DecidedCA/26/0101
Fell 1x Beech (Works to Trees in a Conservation Area)
Glebe Cottage Hyde Street Upper Beeding Steyning West Sussex BN44 3TG
Received 22 Jul 2026 - DecidedDISC/26/0280
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 8 to approved application DC/21/2246
Phase 6B Kilnwood Vale Faygate Horsham RH12 0AQ
Received 19 Aug 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1339
Prior notification for the demolition of existing 5 stall stable buildings and erection of a single storey stable building with 15 stalls for horses, ancillary space for the grooming, care and breeding of horses and a horse walker enclosure and a sand path between existing and new buildings.
Bowshot Barn Cowfold Road West Grinstead West Sussex RH13 8LY
Received 20 Aug 2026 - RegisteredDC/26/1340
Loft conversion with extension of barn-ends to gables, a rear dormer and front rooflights (Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed).
37 Keats Close Horsham West Sussex RH12 5PL
Received 20 Aug 2026 - RegisteredDISC/26/0281
Approval of details reserved by condition 10 (LMMP) to approved application DC/21/0279
Rambledown House Wells Place West Chiltington Pulborough West Sussex RH20 2NL
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/1341
Removal of Condition 4 of previously approved application DC/24/1766 (Conversion of detached garage into a one bedroom residential annexe ancillary to St Johns Farm) relating to water neutrality.
St Johns Farm Trout Lane Brooks Green West Sussex RH13 0JN
Received 20 Aug 2026 - RegisteredDISC/26/0282
Approval of details reserved by condition 3 to approved application DC/25/2004
Whitemans Cottage Sincox Lane Shipley West Sussex RH13 8PT
Received 20 Aug 2026 - RegisteredDC/26/1343
Surgery to 1 x Ash
7 Deacon Place Southwater West Sussex RH13 9GY
Received 21 Aug 2026 - RegisteredDC/26/1344
Demolition of existing garage and erection of single storey ancillary annexe with associated landscaping.
Chestnut Lodge Pondtail Road Horsham West Sussex RH12 2NJ
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/1345
Prior notification for the erection of an agricultural shed for the storage of equipment and machinery.
Princes Barn Adversane Lane Broadford Bridge West Sussex
Received 21 Aug 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1346
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension.
5 Fay Road Horsham West Sussex RH12 2LG
Received 7 Aug 2026 - DecidedDISC/26/0283
Application for Partial Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 14 (contamination verification plan) to approved application DC/20/1869 relating to Plots 1 and 2 only.
Blakers Yard Worthing Road Dial Post Horsham West Sussex RH13 8NH
Received 21 Aug 2026 - RegisteredDISC/26/0284
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 12 (materials, finishes and colours) to approved application DC/26/0221 (Variation of Condition 1 of previously approved application DC/24/1081 (Variation of condition 1 of previously approved application reference DC/22/0372))
Chanctonbury Nurseries Rectory Lane Ashington Pulborough West Sussex RH20 3AS
Received 21 Aug 2026 - RegisteredDISC/26/0285
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 7, 9 and 10 to approved application DC/16/1014
Norfolk House Cottages Tanyard Lane Steyning West Sussex BN44 3RJ
Received 24 Aug 2026 - DecidedDISC/26/0286
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 23 (WN Measures Verification) and 24 (Remediation Verification) to approved application DC/23/0701
Old Clayton Boarding Kennels Storrington Road Washington Pulborough West Sussex RH20 4AG
Received 24 Aug 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1347
Prior notification for the erection of an agricultural building.
Orchard Farm Emms Lane Brooks Green Horsham West Sussex RH13 0TR
Received 24 Aug 2026 - RegisteredDC/26/1348
Variation of condition 1 of previously approved application reference DC/24/1787 (Erection of 1 No. self-build dwelling house for equestrian workers (to replace an existing mobile home granted planning permission under ref: DC/20/0937)) amendment to position of dwelling and architectural refinements.
Winterfold Farm Wimland Road Rusper West Sussex RH12 4QU
Received 24 Aug 2026 - RegisteredDC/26/1349
Replacement of spray-foam Insulation from the underside of the roof tiles and timber roof structure. Replacement of the existing roof tiles with like-for-like reclaimed tiles (Listed Building Consent).
7 Market Square Horsham West Sussex RH12 1EU
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/1350
Non Material Amendment to previously approved application DC/25/0127 (Demolition of existing single storey rear extension and erection of a replacement single storey rear extension to an existing outbuilding) to increase size of a window.
Redwood House 63 Cedar Drive Southwater West Sussex RH13 9UF
Received 24 Aug 2026 - DecidedCA/26/0102
Fell 1 x Beech (Works to Trees in a Conservation Area)
Old School House Church Street West Chiltington West Sussex RH20 2JW
Received 24 Aug 2026 - DecidedCA/26/0103
Surgery and Fell 3 x Pines (Works to Trees in a Conservation Area)
Meadow Cottage Sunset Lane West Chiltington West Sussex RH20 2NY
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionCA/26/0104
Surgery to 1 x Holly (Works to Tress in a Conservation Area)
Meadow Cottage Sunset Lane West Chiltington West Sussex RH20 2NY
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionDC/26/1351
Erection of a single storey rear extension and front porch.
4 Orchard Close Small Dole West Sussex BN5 9YA
Received 24 Aug 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1352
Installation of 9m telegraph pole.
Wellfield House Southwater Street Southwater Horsham West Sussex RH13 9BN
Received 10 Aug 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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