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Alderwood Ponds Horsham Road Steyning West Sussex BN44 3AA

Awaiting decision Horsham DC/26/0915 Certificate Existing Lawful Use/Dev

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Proposal

Application to confirm the Use of 'The Dwelling' building as a self-contained, independent dwelling on a date four years previous (Lawful Development Certificate Existing)

As published by the council, reference DC/26/0915

Application record

Reference
DC/26/0915
Type
Certificate Existing Lawful Use/Dev
Status
Registered
Received
5 Jun 2026
Validated
5 Jun 2026
Ward
Steyning and Ashurst
Parish
Steyning PC
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
BN44 3AA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Jun 2026

    Received by Horsham

  2. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 31 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 planning consultancy registered in Crawley

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Documents

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

12 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

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 lawful development applications

How this application type works

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

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