Planning application
Sweetmans Barn The Village Ashurst Steyning West Sussex BN44 3AP
Works: Extension Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Erection of a single storey linked extension and conversion of outbuilding into habitable living space.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/0856
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/0856
- Type
- Householder
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 26 May 2026
- Validated
- 26 May 2026
- Ward
- Steyning and Ashurst
- Parish
- Ashurst PC
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BN44 3AP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 May 2026
Received by Horsham
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 21 July 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 design practice registered in Storrington
42 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 100% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
This application is with Horsham for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About householder applications
How this application type works
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden: extensions, loft and garage conversions, porches, outbuildings and similar alterations within the boundary of the home. They cannot be used to create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. Councils aim to decide them within eight weeks, and immediate neighbours are usually notified and given a chance to comment.
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