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Barnards Nursery Rock Road Washington West Sussex

Refused Horsham DC/25/1584 Permission in Principle

Works: Demolition Several homes

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

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

Proposal

Permission in Principle for the demolition of existing structures / buildings and erection of up to 4no. dwellings.

As published by the council, reference DC/25/1584

Application record

Reference
DC/25/1584
Type
Permission in Principle
Status
Decided
Decision
Application Refused
Received
26 Sep 2025
Validated
3 Oct 2025
Decided
8 Dec 2025
Ward
Storrington and Washington
Parish
Washington PC
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Sep 2025

    Received by Horsham

  2. 3 Oct 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 8 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Application Refused

  4. 12 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 Crawley

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Documents

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

44 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 outline applications

How this application type works

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site before the detail is worked up. Some or all of the particulars, such as appearance, layout, scale, access and landscaping, are held back as reserved matters for later approval. Permission at outline stage does not by itself allow building to start; the reserved matters must be approved first.

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