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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
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

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in Gatwick

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Documents

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

12 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 lawful development applications

How this application type works

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

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