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Hillybarn Farmhouse The Mount Ifield West Sussex RH11 0LF

Refused Horsham DC/26/0214 Prior Approval CoU Agric to Dwelling C3

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

Proposal

Prior Notification for Change of Use of an Agricultural Building to 5no. dwellinghouses (C3 Use Class).

As published by the council, reference DC/26/0214

Application record

Reference
DC/26/0214
Type
Prior Approval CoU Agric to Dwelling C3
Status
Decided
Decision
Prior Approval Required and REFUSED
Received
6 Feb 2026
Validated
6 Feb 2026
Decided
26 Mar 2026
Ward
Colgate and Rusper
Parish
Rusper PC
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RH11 0LF

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Feb 2026

    Received by Horsham

  2. 26 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Required and REFUSED

  3. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

15 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About prior approval applications

How this application type works

Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.

More on prior approval applications in our guide

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