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68/70 High Street Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 9QS

Granted Horsham DC/25/1969 Prior approval COU commrc/bus/serv to C3

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

Proposal

Prior Notification for the Change Of Use from first floor offices (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) to form 2no. dwelling units.

As published by the council, reference DC/25/1969

Application record

Reference
DC/25/1969
Type
Prior approval COU commrc/bus/serv to C3
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Prior Approval Required and PERMITTED
Received
1 Dec 2025
Validated
1 Dec 2025
Decided
23 Jan 2026
Ward
Billingshurst
Parish
Billingshurst PC
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RH14 9QS

Site history

Applications at this address on the Horsham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • DISC/26/0297 Awaiting decision

    68/70 High Street Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 9QS

    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 1 to approved application DC/25/1969

    Submitted 31 Aug 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Dec 2025

    Received by Horsham

  2. 23 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Required and PERMITTED

  3. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • DISC/26/0297 Awaiting decision

    68/70 High Street Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 9QS

    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 1 to approved application DC/25/1969

    Submitted 31 Aug 2026 Conditions

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dk planning & design Agent, a planning consultancy

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Documents

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13 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Horsham granted permission on 23 January 2026, 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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