Planning application
68/70 High Street Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 9QS
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
- 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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Dec 2025
Received by Horsham
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23 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Required and PERMITTED
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12 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a planning consultancy
24 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 94% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About prior approval applications
How this application type works
Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.
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