Planning application
Oakwood House Bonfire Hill Southwater West Sussex RH13 9BU
Works: New dwelling Domestic
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Proposal
Erection of a chalet style (self-build) dwelling.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/0134
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/0134
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 28 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 28 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Southwater South and Shipley
- Parish
- Southwater PC
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RH13 9BU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Jan 2026
Received by Horsham
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 25 March 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Horsham took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
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NJA Town Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Gatwick
Active · incorporated 2014 · Gatwick
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
22 documents on file for this application
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