Planning application
11 Batts Drive Henfield West Sussex BN5 9TX
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Conversion of garage into habitable living space. (Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed).
As published by the council, reference DC/26/0327
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/0327
- Type
- Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Received
- 24 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 24 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 21 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Henfield
- Parish
- Henfield PC
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BN5 9TX
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 Permitted
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, registered in East Sussex
20 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 94% granted
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See who's behind itDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
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