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Swains Farm Brighton Road Henfield West Sussex BN5 9RP

Granted Horsham DC/25/1661 Prior Approval CoU Agric to Dwelling C3

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

Proposal

Prior Notification for change of use of an agricultural building to 4no dwellinghouses (C3 Use Class).

As published by the council, reference DC/25/1661

Application record

Reference
DC/25/1661
Type
Prior Approval CoU Agric to Dwelling C3
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Application Permitted
Received
15 Oct 2025
Validated
15 Oct 2025
Decided
8 Dec 2025
Ward
Henfield
Parish
Henfield PC
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
BN5 9RP

Site history

Applications at this address on the Horsham register

This site has had 5 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • DISC/26/0296 Awaiting decision

    Swains Farm Brighton Road Henfield West Sussex BN5 9RP

    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 1 to approved application DC/25/1661

    Submitted 31 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • DC/26/1003 Awaiting decision

    Swains Farm Brighton Road Henfield West Sussex BN5 9RP

    Demolition of existing and erection with 4no. dwellinghouses and associated landscaping works.

    Submitted 22 Jun 2026 Full applications
  • DISC/26/0194 Decided

    Swains Farm Brighton Road Henfield West Sussex BN5 9RP

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 1 a, b and c to approved application DC/25/1661

    Submitted 22 Jun 2026 Conditions
  • HRA/25/0022 Granted

    Swains Farm Brighton Road Henfield West Sussex BN5 9RP

    Application under Regulation 77 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 relating to Prior Approval consent DC/24/1764

    Decided 17 Nov 2025

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Oct 2025

    Received by Horsham

  2. 8 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Application Permitted

  3. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

2 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • DISC/26/0296 Awaiting decision

    Swains Farm Brighton Road Henfield West Sussex BN5 9RP

    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 1 to approved application DC/25/1661

    Submitted 31 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • DISC/26/0194 Decided

    Swains Farm Brighton Road Henfield West Sussex BN5 9RP

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 1 a, b and c to approved application DC/25/1661

    Submitted 22 Jun 2026 Conditions

Documents

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

19 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Horsham granted permission on 8 December 2025, 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 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 0.3 miles

  • Swains Farm Brighton Road Henfield West Sussex BN5 9RP

    DISC/26/0194 Submitted 22 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    97% historically approved · decision due ~17 Aug

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 1 a, b and c to approved application DC/25/1661

    Decided Conditions 2 docs

  • Swains Farm Brighton Road Henfield West Sussex BN5 9RP

    DISC/26/0296 Submitted 31 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    97% historically approved · decision due ~26 Oct

    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 1 to approved application DC/25/1661

    Awaiting decision Conditions 2 docs

  • Swains Farm Brighton Road Henfield West Sussex BN5 9RP

    HRA/25/0022 Submitted 4 Sep 2025 50 yards away

    Application under Regulation 77 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 relating to Prior Approval consent DC/24/1764

    Granted 4 docs

  • Swains Farm Brighton Road Henfield West Sussex BN5 9RP

    DC/26/1003 Submitted 22 Jun 2026 150 yards away

    81% historically approved · decision due ~14 Oct

    Demolition of existing and erection with 4no. dwellinghouses and associated landscaping works.

    Awaiting decision Full applications Demolition 41 docs
    Several homes

  • The Little Hundred Brighton Road Henfield West Sussex BN5 9RT

    DC/25/2061 Submitted 10 Dec 2025 0.3 miles away

    Application to confirm use as a single dwellinghouse (Lawful Development Certificate - Existing).

    Granted Lawful development 17 docs
    Domestic

In Horsham

  • DC/26/1320 Granted

    Woodmans Farm London Road Ashington West Sussex

    Prior notification for the erection of an agricultural building and associated works.

    Received 14 Aug, published by the council 23 Aug 2026 Prior approval
  • DC/26/1197 Granted

    St Marks Court Chart Way Horsham West Sussex RH12 1XL

    Prior Approval for the Change of Use of the existing Class E building into 195 residential dwellings comprising 58no. 1 bedroom (1 person), 115no. 1 bedroom (2 person), 12no. 2 bedroom (3 person) and 10no. 2 bedroom (4 person) units.

    Received 28 Jul, published by the council 4 Aug 2026 Prior approval
  • DC/26/1390 Granted

    Land at Northlands Lane Storrington West Sussex

    Prior Notification for the erection of an agricultural storage barn.

    Received 31 Aug, published by the council 9 Sep 2026 Prior approval
  • DC/26/1532 Awaiting decision

    Car Park North Street Storrington West Sussex

    Prior Notification for erection of a replacement telecommunications base station of 20-metre-high street works telecommunications monopole with built-in cabinet, supporting 9no. radio antennas, 2no. transmission dishes, 2no. GPS nodes and ancillary equipment along with 5no. ground-based cabinets

    Received 23 Sep, published by the council 4 Oct 2026 Prior approval
  • DC/26/1515 Awaiting decision

    Normans East Street Rusper Horsham West Sussex RH12 4RD

    Prior Notification for the Change of Use of an agricultural barn to form a 2 bed dwellinghouse.

    Received 22 Sep, published by the council 12 Oct 2026 Prior approval