Horsham planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Horsham District Council, updated daily. Horsham District Council received 415 planning applications in the last 90 days, 13 of them major schemes. 94% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 73 days.
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Recent applications in Horsham
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Wilderness Farm Broadwater Lane Copsale Horsham West Sussex RH13 6QW
Up to 16-home outline scheme on Copsale farm site, Horsham. Outline consent for up to sixteen dwellings, parking and landscaping, with all matters reserved. Groundworks, drainage and brickwork packages open once reserved matters are approved, so get on the tender list early.
GroundworksDrainageBrickwork
Hangar 6, South Perimeter Road Gatwick Airport Crawley
Hangar 6 demolition and 530-space valet car park, Gatwick Airport. Clears Hangar 6, a pump house and water tanks for a 530-bay valet car park, under consultation. Demolition, groundworks, drainage and surfacing packages suit local contractors.
DemolitionGroundworksDrainage
Land To The South of Station Road Warnham West Sussex
8-bungalow residential scheme, Warnham, full planning stage. Erects eight bungalows with parking and landscaping on land south of Station Road, using the existing permitted access. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing and drainage packages open first, with M&E and external landscaping to follow.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
New Brook Farm Nuthurst Road Maplehurst Horsham West Sussex RH13 6RB
3-dwelling detached housing scheme, Horsham, Permission in Principle stage. Three detached homes and a new access driveway off Nuthurst Road, at principle stage only. Groundworks, drainage and brickwork packages follow detailed approval, so early enquiries target the access and plot preparation.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
The Grain Barn The Stables Park Farm Wheatsheaf Road Woodmancote Henfield West Sussex BN5 9BA
Two-dwelling agricultural barn conversion with extension, Horsham, prior approval stage. Converts an existing farm building into two homes with a single-storey extension under the permitted development route. Insulation, glazing, drainage and masonry repairs to the existing barn fabric suit local…
BrickworkGroundworksGlazing
Wildacres Bashurst Copse Itchingfield Horsham West Sussex RH13 0NZ
Single two-storey dwelling, Horsham, Permission in Principle. New house with Bashurst Hill access and driveway, at principle stage only. Groundworks, drainage and access surfacing lead, with brickwork and roofing to follow once detailed consent arrives.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
Land Between South Lodge and Minster House Littleworth Lane Partridge Green West Sussex
Single new dwelling with garage, Partridge Green, West Sussex. Erects one home with landscaping and parking on a vacant plot at full application stage. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing and drainage packages suit local builders, with the garage adding a small timber or steel frame opportunity.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
St Marys Church Of England Primary School Normandy Horsham West Sussex RH12 1JL
Primary school classroom extension certificate, Horsham. Confirms a single-storey classroom extension at St Marys School is lawful without full planning permission. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing and glazing packages could follow quickly, as no planning gate applies.
Oaken Brick Threals Lane West Chiltington West Sussex RH20 2RF
Outbuilding with indoor swimming pool and changing room, West Chiltington, retrospective householder application. A free-standing pool building already erected, now seeking planning permission after the fact. Pool tanking, M&E for filtration and heating, and glazing packages remain live for…
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
Land North of Peacocks Hill Burnthouse Lane Lower Beeding West Sussex RH13 6NN
Agricultural building on open land at Lower Beeding, Horsham. Full application for a new farm structure on a site where none stands. Steel frame, cladding, groundworks and concrete floor packages are the openings for local suppliers.
GroundworksSteelCladding
Oreham Manor Farm Oreham Common Henfield West Sussex BN5 9SB
Agricultural storage barn prior notification, Oreham Common, Henfield. Erects a new farm storage building at Oreham Manor Farm, submitted as a permitted-development notification with dimensions not stated. Portal-frame steel, cladding, roofing and yard groundworks suit local agricultural steel and…
GroundworksSteelCladding
Fiennes Court Cook Road Horsham West Sussex
Plantroom access door and window alteration, Fiennes Court, Horsham. Replaces a ground-floor window with a louvred door to give access for decarbonisation plant at full application stage. Joinery, window removal and M&E plant installation are the packages, with brickwork for the new opening.
JoineryGlazingBrickwork
76 High Street Steyning West Sussex BN44 3RD
Listed shopfront replacement, Steyning High Street, consent sought. Replaces a shopfront on a listed High Street building with a timber-framed unit and enlarged openings, at listed building consent stage. Timber joinery, heritage-grade glazing and careful removal of the existing frame are the…
JoineryGlazingDemolition
76 High Street Steyning West Sussex BN44 3RD
Timber shopfront replacement, Steyning High Street, full application. Removes the existing shopfront at 76 High Street and installs a timber-framed replacement with enlarged openings. Timber joinery and glazing packages are the open opportunity for local fabricators and glaziers, with the widened…
JoineryGlazingDemolition
Mill Cottage Brooks Green Road Coolham West Sussex RH13 8GR
Single-storey rear extension to a house in Coolham, Horsham. Adds ground-floor living space to an existing dwelling at householder full application stage. Brickwork, roofing, glazing and groundworks for the foundations and new opening are the packages local builders will price.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
Planning appeals in Horsham District Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Horsham District Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Horsham District Council, raw rate
25.4%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
28.4%
national rates applied to this caseload
3 percentage points below expected. Horsham District Council's decisions are overturned less often than the national record predicts.
888 appeals counted, 840 judged either way (213 allowed, 627 dismissed), 48 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 25.7% | 28.8% | 607 | 602 | 155 |
| Householder (HAS) | 32.7% | 35.6% | 110 | 107 | 35 |
| Enforcement Notice | 8.1% | 13.5% | 104 | 74 | 6 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 21.1% | 36.9% | 21 | 19 | 4 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | 50% | 25% | 16 | 16 | 8 |
| Tree Preservation Order | 10% | 20.6% | 11 | 10 | 1 |
6 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Hedges | Too few judged | 28.5% | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Community Infrastructure Levy Appeal | Too few judged | 25.2% | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | Too few judged | 33.3% | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Advertisement Appeal | Too few judged | 36% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Appeal against Enforcement Listed Building Notice/Enforcement Conservation Area Notice | Too few judged | 8.1% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| No appeal type associated | Too few judged | 100% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Horsham District Council
Horsham District Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in Horsham District Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Social rent3 homes
- Affordable rent21 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
Horsham District Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder95% (390 decided)
- other98% (300 decided)
- residential77% (149 decided)
- commercial72% (43 decided)
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