Planning application
The Copse Worthing Road Horsham West Sussex RH13 9AT
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior notification for the demolition of derelict house known as The Copse.
As published by the council, reference DC/25/2002
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/2002
- Type
- Prior Approval Demolition
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Required and PERMITTED
- Received
- 4 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 4 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 29 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Southwater North
- Parish
- Southwater PC
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RH13 9AT
Site history
Applications at this address on the Horsham register
This site has had 5 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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DISC/26/0326 Awaiting decision
The Copse Worthing Road Horsham West Sussex RH13 9AT
Approval of details reserved by condition BNG to approved application DC/24/0622
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DISC/26/0308 Awaiting decision
The Copse Worthing Road Horsham West Sussex RH13 9AT
Approval of details reserved by conditions 5, 7,8 and 9 to approved application DC/24/0622
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DC/26/0996 Decided
The Copse Worthing Road Horsham West Sussex RH13 9AT
Variation of condition1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 19, 20 and 31 of previously approved application reference DC/24/0622 (Erection of a 70-bed care home, access, landscaping and associated infrastructure) relating to pre-demolition conditions, compliance conditions and water neutrality.
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DC/26/0729 Decided
The Copse Worthing Road Horsham West Sussex RH13 9AT
Non Material Amendment to previously approved application DC/24/0622 (Erection of a 70-bed care home, access, landscaping and associated infrastructure) for minor changes to internal layouts and elevations.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Dec 2025
Received by Horsham
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29 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Prior Approval Required and PERMITTED
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
24 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Horsham granted permission on 29 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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The Copse Worthing Road Horsham West Sussex RH13 9AT
92% historically approved · decision due ~1 Jul
Non Material Amendment to previously approved application DC/24/0622 (Erection of a 70-bed care home, access, landscaping and associated infrastructure) for minor changes to internal layouts and elevations.
Decided Amendments 12 docs -
The Copse Worthing Road Horsham West Sussex RH13 9AT
97% historically approved · decision due ~3 Nov
Approval of details reserved by conditions 5, 7,8 and 9 to approved application DC/24/0622
Awaiting decision Conditions 10 docs -
The Copse Worthing Road Horsham West Sussex RH13 9AT
97% historically approved · decision due ~24 Nov
Approval of details reserved by condition BNG to approved application DC/24/0622
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The Copse Worthing Road Horsham West Sussex RH13 9AT
92% historically approved · decision due ~14 Aug
Variation of condition1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 19, 20 and 31 of previously approved application reference DC/24/0622 (Erection of a 70-bed care home, access, landscaping and associated infrastructure) relating to pre-demolition conditions, compliance conditions and water neutrality.
Decided Amendments Demolition 20 docs -
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