Squirrels Spinney Lane West Chiltington West Sussex RH20 2NX

1. 5 Dec 2025

   Received by Horsham

2. 18 Dec 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 6 Feb 2026

   Decision issued: Application Permitted

4. 12 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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.

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.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• Squirrels Spinney Lane West Chiltington West Sussex RH20 2NX

  DC/25/1546 Submitted 24 Sep 2025 10m away

  Removal of existing thatch from the roof of the existing extension to be replaced with clay tiles.

  Withdrawn Householder Extension 16 docs
  Domestic

• New Spinney Spinney Lane West Chiltington West Sussex RH20 2NX

  DC/25/1720 Submitted 24 Oct 2025 99m away

  Erection of a single storey rear extension. (Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed).

  Refused Lawful development Extension 10 docs
  Small domestic

• New Spinney Spinney Lane West Chiltington West Sussex RH20 2NX

  DC/25/2146 Submitted 22 Dec 2025 99m away

  Demolition of existing single storey rear extension. Construction of single storey rear extension.

  Granted Householder Extension Demolition 14 docs
  Small domestic

• New Spinney Spinney Lane West Chiltington West Sussex RH20 2NX

  CA/25/0118 Submitted 16 Oct 2025 100m away

  Surgery to 1 x Oak, and Fell several trees to rear of property. (Works to Trees in a Conservation Area).

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Trees 18 docs

• Pixies Spinney Lane West Chiltington Pulborough West Sussex RH20 2NX

  DC/21/1723 Submitted 22 Jul 2021 130m away

  Erection of a triple garage with ancillary space above incorporating the creation of 1no dormer and installation of 2no rooflights.

  Granted Householder Loft or dormer 15 docs
  Domestic

• Pixies Spinney Lane West Chiltington West Sussex RH20 2NX

  DISC/25/0299 Submitted 1 Oct 2025 130m away

  Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 2 and 3 to approved application DC/23/1254.

  Granted Conditions 15 docs

• DC/26/1062 Granted

  Hayes Farm, Unit 3 Gay Street Pulborough West Sussex RH20 2HL

  Use of premises (Unit 3) as a light-industrial workshop for the purpose of joinery construction (Lawful Development Certificate - Existing).

  3 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/1028 Granted

  17 Purton Road Horsham West Sussex RH12 2HB

  Erection of a single storey rear infill extension (Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed).

  25 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/1265 Awaiting decision

  Malthouse Cottage Farm Malthouse Lane Ashington West Sussex RH20 3BU

  Use of land forming part of the domestic curtilage of Malthouse Cottage Farm for the stationing of a mobile home to provide an ancillary annex to the house (Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed)

  7 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/1271 Awaiting decision

  Waterside Five Oaks Road Slinfold West Sussex RH13 0RL

  Formation of hardstanding on a date four years previous (Lawful Development Certificate - Existing).

  7 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/1319 Awaiting decision

  Little Meadow Kerves Lane Horsham West Sussex RH13 6ES

  Erection of outbuilding for use as a garage/gym and workshop. (Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed).

  5 Aug 2026 Lawful development