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Field House Farm Eastlands Lane Cowfold West Sussex RH13 8AY

Refused Horsham DC/23/0315 Certificate Existing Lawful Use/Dev

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

Proposal

Application to confirm the continuous use of dwelling for (Use Class C3) purposes, in breach of agricultural occupancy condition for a period in excess of ten years prior to the date of this application. (Lawful Development Certificate - Existing)

As published by the council, reference DC/23/0315

Application record

Reference
DC/23/0315
Type
Certificate Existing Lawful Use/Dev
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Application Refused
Received
21 Feb 2023
Validated
21 Feb 2023
Decided
17 Apr 2023
Ward
Cowfold, Shermanbury and West Grinstead
Parish
Cowfold PC
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RH13 8AY

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Feb 2023

    Received by Horsham

  2. 17 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Application Refused

  3. 26 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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NJA Town Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Gatwick

Active · incorporated 2014 · Gatwick

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Documents

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12 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Horsham refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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