Planning application
New Southwater Sports Club Church Lane Southwater West Sussex RH13 9BT
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of solar panels to the roof of sports pavilion. (Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed).
As published by the council, reference DC/25/2043
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/2043
- Type
- Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 9 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 23 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 7 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Southwater South and Shipley
- Parish
- Southwater PC
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RH13 9BT
Site history
Applications at this address on the Horsham register
This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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DC/26/0770 Decided
New Southwater Sports Club Church Lane Southwater West Sussex RH13 9BT
Erection of a 1.8m fence to separate 2 existing football pitches, a 1.1m low-level spectator barrier around the south-west and north-west edges of the north football pitch and creation of associated permeable accessible path.
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DC/24/1495 Granted
New Southwater Sports Club Church Lane Southwater West Sussex RH13 9BT
Erection of four 20m wide ball stop nets with poles to the four goal ends on the existing community football pitches at Southwater Sports Club.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Dec 2025
Received by Horsham
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23 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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12 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
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Horsham granted permission on 7 April 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
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Nearby applications
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New Southwater Sports Club Church Lane Southwater West Sussex RH13 9BT
Erection of four 20m wide ball stop nets with poles to the four goal ends on the existing community football pitches at Southwater Sports Club.
Granted Full applications 18 docs -
New Southwater Sports Club Church Lane Southwater West Sussex RH13 9BT
81% historically approved · decision due ~7 Jul
Erection of a 1.8m fence to separate 2 existing football pitches, a 1.1m low-level spectator barrier around the south-west and north-west edges of the north football pitch and creation of associated permeable accessible path.
Decided Full applications 5 docsSmall domestic -
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Demolition of 2 garden stores. Erection of 2-storey extension and conversion of stable block to create a 3-bedroom dwelling (Listed Building Consent).
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Southwater House Church Lane Southwater West Sussex RH13 9BT
81% historically approved · decision due ~5 Oct
Demolition of 2 garden stores. Erection of 2-storey extension and conversion of stable block to create a 3-bedroom dwelling (Full Planning Permission).
Awaiting decision Full applications Extension Demolition 28 docsDomestic -
Southwater House Church Lane Southwater West Sussex RH13 9BT
Demolition of garden store buildings. Conversion and extension of existing stable block to create a dwellinghouse. (Listed Building Consent).
Withdrawn Heritage and listed buildings Extension Demolition 24 docsDomestic
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