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Squirrels Spinney Lane West Chiltington West Sussex RH20 2NX

Granted Horsham DC/25/2026 Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev

Works: Extension

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

Proposal

Removal of thatch on 1980's extension block and replacement with clay tiles and associated rainwater goods. Installation of insulation as needed to meet current building regulations (Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed).

As published by the council, reference DC/25/2026

Application record

Reference
DC/25/2026
Type
Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Application Permitted
Received
5 Dec 2025
Validated
18 Dec 2025
Decided
6 Feb 2026
Ward
West Chiltington, Thakeham and Ashington
Parish
West Chiltington PC
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RH20 2NX

Site history

Applications at this address on the Horsham register

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

  • DC/25/1546 Withdrawn

    Squirrels Spinney Lane West Chiltington West Sussex RH20 2NX

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

    Decided 9 Feb 2026 Householder

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  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

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

8 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Horsham granted permission on 6 February 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 lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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