Planning application
Nightingale Farm Sincox Lane Shipley West Sussex RH13 8PT
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Variation of condition 1 of previously approved application reference SP/53/99 (Conversion of agricultural building to stables) to allow alternative (non-equestrian) uses.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/0326
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/0326
- Type
- Removal of condition
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application Refused
- Received
- 24 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 24 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 21 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Southwater South and Shipley
- Parish
- Shipley PC
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RH13 8PT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Feb 2026
Received by Horsham
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21 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Application 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, an architecture practice
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7 documents on file for this application
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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 amendments applications
How this application type works
An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.
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