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Dormer House School Lane Steyning West Sussex BN44 3YH

Awaiting decision Horsham DC/26/1214 Full Application

Works: Windows or glazing Domestic

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Proposal

Change of use from former school boarding house and residential flat (Use Classes C2 and C3) to a single dwelling (Use Class C3), replacement of windows, and alteration of ground floor bay to patio doors. (Full Application).

As published by the council, reference DC/26/1214

Application record

Reference
DC/26/1214
Type
Full Application
Status
Registered
Received
30 Jul 2026
Validated
30 Jul 2026
Ward
Steyning and Ashurst
Parish
Steyning PC
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
BN44 3YH

Site history

Applications at this address on the Horsham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

  • DC/26/1215 Awaiting decision

    Dormer House School Lane Steyning West Sussex BN44 3YH

    Chnage of use from former school boarding house including residential flat (Use Classes C2 and C3) to a single dwelling (Use Class C3), replacement of windows, and alteration of ground floor bay to patio doors. (Listed Building Consent).

    Submitted 30 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Jul 2026

    Received by Horsham

  2. 16 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 24 September 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.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: DC/26/1215 (Registered)

Who's behind it

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ECE Planning Limited Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Worthing

Active · incorporated 2011 · Worthing

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Documents

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10 documents on file for this application

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What 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 full applications in a median of 81 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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    DC/26/1215 Submitted 30 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    99% historically approved · decision due ~24 Sep

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    Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 11 docs
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