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Sweetmans Barn The Village Ashurst Steyning West Sussex BN44 3AP

Granted Horsham DC/25/1323 Householder

Works: Demolition Small domestic

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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Demolition of existing barn and erection of new outbuilding (triple garage). New oak gates to replace 5 bar gate.

As published by the council, reference DC/25/1323

Application record

Reference
DC/25/1323
Type
Householder
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Application Permitted
Received
18 Aug 2025
Validated
24 Sep 2025
Decided
17 Feb 2026
Ward
Steyning and Ashurst
Parish
Ashurst PC
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
BN44 3AP

Site history

Applications at this address on the Horsham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • DC/26/0856 Decided

    Sweetmans Barn The Village Ashurst Steyning West Sussex BN44 3AP

    Erection of a single storey linked extension and conversion of outbuilding into habitable living space.

    Submitted 26 May 2026 Householder

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Aug 2025

    Received by Horsham

  2. 24 Sep 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 17 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: Application Permitted

  4. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Mark Alford Design Limited Agent, a design practice registered in Storrington

Active · incorporated 2013 · Storrington

50 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 97% granted

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Documents

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

13 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Horsham granted permission on 17 February 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About householder applications

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.

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    97% historically approved · decision due ~19 Oct

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  • Sweetmans Barn The Village Ashurst Steyning West Sussex BN44 3AP

    DC/26/0856 Submitted 26 May 2026 50 yards away

    98% historically approved · decision due ~21 Jul

    Erection of a single storey linked extension and conversion of outbuilding into habitable living space.

    Decided Householder Extension 9 docs
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