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Old Bungalow Barnards Nursery Rock Road Washington West Sussex RH20 3BH

Refused Horsham DC/21/1519 Prior Approval CoU B1a to Dwelling C3

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

Proposal

Prior Notification for Change of Use of Agricultural Building to residential (C3) to form 4no dwellings.

As published by the council, reference DC/21/1519

Application record

Reference
DC/21/1519
Type
Prior Approval CoU B1a to Dwelling C3
Status
Decided
Decision
Prior Approval Required and REFUSED
Received
23 Jun 2021
Validated
23 Jun 2021
Decided
17 Aug 2021
Ward
Storrington and Washington
Parish
Washington PC
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RH20 3BH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Jun 2021

    Received by Horsham

  2. 17 Aug 2021

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Required and REFUSED

  3. 23 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

26 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 prior approval applications

How this application type works

Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.

More on prior approval applications in our guide

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