New Southwater Sports Club Church Lane Southwater West Sussex RH13 9BT

1. 9 Dec 2025

   Received by Horsham

2. 23 Jan 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 7 Apr 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

• New Southwater Sports Club Church Lane Southwater West Sussex RH13 9BT

  DC/24/1495 Submitted 27 Sep 2024 89m away

  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

  DC/26/0770 Submitted 12 May 2026 102m away

  77% 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.

  Awaiting decision Full applications 5 docs
  Small domestic

• Vicarage Cottage Church Lane Southwater West Sussex RH13 9BT

  DC/25/1624 Submitted 10 Oct 2025 120m away

  Erection of detached outbuilding and minor associated landscape works.

  Granted Householder 11 docs
  Small domestic

• Southwater House Church Lane Southwater West Sussex RH13 9BT

  DC/26/1276 Submitted 10 Aug 2026 156m away

  99% 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 (Listed Building Consent).

  Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings Extension Demolition 23 docs
  Domestic

• Southwater House Church Lane Southwater West Sussex RH13 9BT

  DC/26/1275 Submitted 10 Aug 2026 156m away

  77% 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 23 docs
  Domestic

• Southwater House Church Lane Southwater West Sussex RH13 9BT

  DC/26/0762 Submitted 11 May 2026 156m away

  99% historically approved · decision due ~29 Jul

  Demolition of garden store buildings. Conversion and extension of existing stable block to create a dwellinghouse. (Listed Building Consent).

  Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings Extension Demolition 24 docs
  Domestic

• 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