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119 Bennetts Road Horsham West Sussex RH13 5JY

Refused Horsham DC/21/1580 Gen Permitted Development - Householder

Works: Extension Small domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

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

Proposal

Prior Approval for the erection of a single-storey rear larger home extension, which would project 5.50 meters from the rear elevation, comprising a maximum height of 2.50 meters and an eaves height of 2.5 meters.

As published by the council, reference DC/21/1580

Application record

Reference
DC/21/1580
Type
Gen Permitted Development - Householder
Status
Decided
Decision
Prior Approval Required and REFUSED
Received
5 Jul 2021
Validated
5 Jul 2021
Decided
16 Aug 2021
Ward
Forest
Parish
Forest NC (Pre HPC)
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RH13 5JY

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Jul 2021

    Received by Horsham

  2. 16 Aug 2021

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Required and REFUSED

  3. 16 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

11 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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