Planning application
Hawthorns Bar Lane Southwater West Sussex RH13 9DL
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 substantial completion of building works for the conversion of stables and barn to 2no dwellinghouses (Class C3) (Lawful Development Certificate Existing)
As published by the council, reference DC/26/0636
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/0636
- Type
- Certificate Existing Lawful Use/Dev
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 20 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 20 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Nuthurst and Lower Beeding
- Parish
- Nuthurst PC
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RH13 9DL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Apr 2026
Received by Horsham
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 15 June 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
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
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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