Planning application
Duckmoor Barn Wooddale Lane Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 9DZ
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Prior Notification for Change of Use of Agricultural barn to a single dwellinghouse (Class C3).
As published by the council, reference DC/25/1949
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/1949
- Type
- Prior Approval CoU Agric to Dwelling C3
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Application Refused
- Received
- 27 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 27 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 21 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Billingshurst
- Parish
- Billingshurst PC
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RH14 9DZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Nov 2025
Received by Horsham
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21 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Application Refused
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12 Aug 2026
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NJA Town Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Gatwick
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19 documents on file for this application
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Horsham refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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