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Chalk Farm Okehurst Lane Billingshurst West Sussex

Refused Horsham DC/06/1370 Change of Use

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Change of use and conversion of redundant chicken houses to holiday cottages

As published by the council, reference DC/06/1370

Application record

Reference
DC/06/1370
Type
Change of Use
Status
Decided
Decision
Application Refused
Received
2 Jun 2006
Validated
26 Jun 2006
Decided
17 Aug 2006
Ward
Billingshurst & Shipley (Historic Ward)
Parish
Billingshurst PC
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Jun 2006

    Received by Horsham

  2. 26 Jun 2006

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 17 Aug 2006

    Decision issued: Application Refused

  4. 31 Jul 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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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About full applications applications

How this application type works

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.

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