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Bucks Cottage Tismans Common Rudgwick West Sussex RH12 3BJ

Refused Horsham DC/25/1873 Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev

Works: Windows or glazing

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

Proposal

Fill in open well in upper floor (over pool), Installation of new partition. Replacement of 1no. window like for like on the West elevation (Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed)

As published by the council, reference DC/25/1873

Application record

Reference
DC/25/1873
Type
Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev
Status
Decided
Decision
Application Refused
Received
14 Nov 2025
Validated
27 Nov 2025
Decided
21 Jan 2026
Ward
Rudgwick
Parish
Rudgwick PC
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RH12 3BJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Nov 2025

    Received by Horsham

  2. 27 Nov 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 Jan 2026

    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, registered in Rustington

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Documents

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

10 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 lawful development applications

How this application type works

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

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