Planning application
3 Cooks Mead Rusper West Sussex RH12 4PU
Works: Loft or dormer
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Conversion of loft into habitable living space with the installation of a rear dormer and 2no. front rooflights (Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed).
As published by the council, reference DC/26/0339
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/0339
- Type
- Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 25 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 9 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Colgate and Rusper
- Parish
- Rusper PC
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RH12 4PU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Feb 2026
Received by Horsham
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9 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 4 May 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Horsham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Horsham decided lawful development applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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