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Cowshed Studio Hammes Barn Washington Road Steyning West Sussex BN44 3DA

Refused Horsham DC/26/0042 Prior approval COU commrc/bus/serv to C3

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Prior Notification for the Change Of Use from commercial (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) to form 1no. dwelling.

As published by the council, reference DC/26/0042

Application record

Reference
DC/26/0042
Type
Prior approval COU commrc/bus/serv to C3
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Prior Approval Required and REFUSED
Received
12 Jan 2026
Validated
12 Jan 2026
Decided
6 Mar 2026
Ward
Steyning and Ashurst
Parish
Steyning PC
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
BN44 3DA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Jan 2026

    Received by Horsham

  2. 6 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Required and REFUSED

  3. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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  • Application: DC/21/1970 (Decided)

Who's behind it

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Rathbone Miller Ltd Agent, registered in Brighton

Active · incorporated 1999 · Brighton

21 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 86% granted

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Documents

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11 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Horsham refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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    DC/25/1745 Submitted 28 Oct 2025 50 yards away

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