Planning application
Dovenby Hall, 271 Balcombe Road, Horley, Surrey
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Changing the use from Class E to Class F1 to establish a specialised school for students with special educational needs (SEN). This application solely pertains to change of use, with no alterations planned for the building. Remove condition 7 and vary condition 8 to change the capacity from 50 students to 70 of permission 24/00620/COU. (Ref. 26/00086/S73)
As published by the council, reference CR/2026/0113/CON
Application record
- Reference
- CR/2026/0113/CON
- Type
- Status
- Status
- No Objection
- Decision
- NO OBJECTION
- Received
- 18 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 19 Feb 2026
- Decision by
- Delegated
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Feb 2026
Received by Crawley
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19 Feb 2026
Decision issued: NO OBJECTION
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Crawley granted permission on 19 February 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About this record
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