Planning application
Joles Farm Maplehurst Road West Grinstead West Sussex RH13 6RN
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior Notification for the conversion of 2No. Agricultural Barns into Storage Use (Class B8) and associated Office Use (Class E).
As published by the council, reference DC/25/1811
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/1811
- Type
- Prior Approval CoU Agric to Flexi
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Required and PERMITTED
- Received
- 7 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 7 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 24 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Nuthurst and Lower Beeding
- Parish
- Nuthurst PC
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RH13 6RN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Nov 2025
Received by Horsham
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24 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Prior Approval Required and PERMITTED
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12 Aug 2026
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ECE Planning Limited Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Worthing
Active · incorporated 2011 · Worthing
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18 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Horsham granted permission on 24 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.
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