Planning application
Bentons Place Hooklands Lane Shipley Horsham West Sussex RH13 8PY
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Prior Notification for Change of Use from an agricultural building to 7 dwellings (Class C3 Use).
As published by the council, reference DC/25/1458
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/1458
- Type
- Prior Approval CoU Agric to Dwelling C3
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Prior Approval Required and REFUSED
- Received
- 11 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 11 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 11 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Southwater South and Shipley
- Parish
- Shipley PC
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RH13 8PY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Sep 2025
Received by Horsham
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11 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Prior Approval Required and REFUSED
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12 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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 prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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Bentons Place Hooklands Lane Shipley West Sussex RH13 8PY
Prior Notification for Change of Use of 2no. Agricultural Buildings to 7no. dwellinghouses (C3 Use Class).
Granted Prior approval 15 docsSeveral homes -
Bentons Place Hooklands Lane Shipley West Sussex RH13 8PY
Demolition of modern extension to east elevation. Construction of a single storey rear extension. General repair and conservation works to house and minor internal alterations. (Listed Building Consent).
Granted Heritage and listed buildings Extension Demolition 28 docsSmall domestic -
Bentons Place Hooklands Lane Shipley West Sussex RH13 8PY
Demolition of modern extension to east elevation. Construction of a single storey rear extension. General repair works and internal alterations. (Householder Application).
Granted Householder Extension Demolition 28 docsSmall domestic -
Blonks Hooklands Lane Shipley West Sussex RH13 8PY
98% historically approved · decision due ~12 May
Erection of fence along east boundary.
Awaiting decision Householder 10 docsSmall domestic
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