Planning application
Firhaven Rock Road Storrington West Sussex RH20 3AF
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application to confirm the use of the property known as Firhaven Barn as an independent dwelling (Lawful Development Certificate - Existing).
As published by the council, reference DC/26/1087
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/1087
- Type
- Certificate Existing Lawful Use/Dev
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 7 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 31 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 22 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Storrington and Washington
- Parish
- Washington PC
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RH20 3AF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Jul 2026
Received by Horsham
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31 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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16 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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9 Sep 2026
Status changed to Awaiting decision
Previously Registered.
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22 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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25 Sep 2026
Status changed to Awaiting decision
Previously Decided.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: DC/15/1018 (Decided)
- Enforcement: EN/26/0208 (Case Closed)
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Batcheller Monkhouse Agent, registered in Battle
Active · incorporated 2025 · Battle
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Horsham granted permission on 22 September 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 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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