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The Smithy Bolney Road Cowfold West Sussex RH13 8AA

Refused Horsham DC/24/0820 Full Application

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

Proposal

Erection of an additional storey to provide first floor office space (E class).

As published by the council, reference DC/24/0820

Application record

Reference
DC/24/0820
Type
Full Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Application Refused
Received
28 May 2024
Validated
28 May 2024
Decided
16 Sep 2024
Ward
Cowfold, Shermanbury and West Grinstead
Parish
Cowfold PC
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RH13 8AA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 May 2024

    Received by Horsham

  2. 16 Sep 2024

    Decision issued: Application Refused

  3. 2 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, a planning consultancy

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Documents

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

59 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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