Planning application
Cowshed Studio Hammes Barn Washington Road Steyning West Sussex BN44 3DA
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
- 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
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12 Jan 2026
Received by Horsham
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6 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Required and REFUSED
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12 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, registered in Brighton
12 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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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