Planning application
Bonwycks Place Ifield Wood Ifield West Sussex RH11 0LE
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Part retrospective installation of 36 no. ground mounted solar panels and associated equipment.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/0771
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/0771
- Type
- Householder
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 12 May 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 18 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Colgate and Rusper
- Parish
- Rusper PC
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RH11 0LE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Horsham register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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DC/26/1049 Granted
Bonwycks Place Ifield Wood Ifield West Sussex RH11 0LE
Installation of 2x air conditioning condenser units to roof (Listed Building Consent).
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DC/26/0515 Granted
Bonwycks Place Ifield Wood Ifield West Sussex RH11 0LE
Installation of 23no. solar panels to the rear elevation roof of existing barn.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 May 2026
Received by Horsham
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23 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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12 Aug 2026
Status changed to Awaiting decision
Previously Registered.
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18 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: DC/26/0515 (Decided)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
21 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Horsham granted permission on 18 August 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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