Planning application
Palmers Stud West Chiltington Lane Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 9DN
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of a roof-mounted array of 18 solar panels onto the south/southeast-facing pitched roof of the existing ancillary outbuilding (Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed).
As published by the council, reference DC/25/2059
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/2059
- Type
- Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Received
- 10 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 9 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 2 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Billingshurst
- Parish
- Billingshurst PC
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RH14 9DN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Dec 2025
Received by Horsham
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9 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, an architecture practice registered in Chesterfield
12 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
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.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
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.
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