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Land North West of Southwater

Awaiting decision Horsham DC/26/0366 Outline Application

Works: Demolition

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Proposal

Outline planning application, with all matters reserved (except for primary access to the highway) for a phased development comprising: the demolition of existing buildings and the con-struction of up to 1,000 residential dwellings (including affordable housing) (Use Class C3); up to 80 specialist accommodation units (Use Class C2); a mixed-use neighbourhood centre (Use Classes E and F); education facilities (Use Class F1(a)); business and employment floorspace (Use Classes B2, B8 and E(g)); redevelopment of existing agricultural buildings including con-struction of a building for community use (Use Classes E and F2); improvements to public rights of way; sports pitches; gypsy and traveller pitches/plots; public open space; landscaping, and associated infrastructure

As published by the council, reference DC/26/0366

Application record

Reference
DC/26/0366
Type
Outline Application
Status
Registered
Received
27 Feb 2026
Validated
3 Mar 2026
Ward
Southwater North
Parish
Southwater PC
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Horsham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2022.

  • DC/22/1916 Withdrawn

    Land North West of Southwater

    Outline application with all matters reserved for a mixed use strategic development to include demolition of existing buildings and erection of up to 1,500 dwellings, up to 15,750 sqm (GIA) of flexible employment space (Use Classes E/B2/B8), up to 2,900 sqm (GIA) flexible community facilities (Use Classes E/F1/F2); education facilities; sports facilities; 5 gypsy and traveller pitches; public open space; landscaping and related infrastructure.

    Decided 22 Feb 2023 Outline

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Feb 2026

    Received by Horsham

  2. 3 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 28 April 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.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: DC/22/1916 (Decided)

Who's behind it

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Nexus Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in London

Active · incorporated 2013 · London

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Documents

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

562 documents on file for this application

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What 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 outline applications in a median of 23 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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