Planning application
Chennells Brook House North Heath Lane Horsham West Sussex RH12 5PJ
Works: Demolition
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Variation of Condition 5 of previously approved application DC/17/1129 (Proposed demolition of existing garage and erection of detached outbuilding/studio) for outbuilding to be used for ancillary purposes and not to be separated or sold off as an independent planning unit of residential accommodation.
As published by the council, reference DC/25/1620
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/1620
- Type
- Removal of condition
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application Refused
- Received
- 10 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 10 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 11 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Holbrook West
- Parish
- North Horsham PC
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RH12 5PJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Oct 2025
Received by Horsham
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11 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Application Refused
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12 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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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 amendments applications
How this application type works
An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.
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