Planning application
Maplehurst Farmhouse Nuthurst Road Maplehurst West Sussex RH13 6RB
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application to confirm the creation of part grasscrete/part gravel track to access Maplehurst Farmhouse together with the use of a section of agricultural track for residential purposes (Lawful Development Certificate - Existing).
As published by the council, reference DC/26/0503
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/0503
- Type
- Certificate Existing Lawful Use/Dev
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 24 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 24 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Nuthurst and Lower Beeding
- Parish
- Nuthurst PC
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RH13 6RB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Mar 2026
Received by Horsham
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 19 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in Gatwick
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9 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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