Planning application
3 Anvil Close Southwater West Sussex RH13 9HD
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Completion of an outbuilding for incidental use to the dwellinghouse (Lawful Development Certificate - Existing)
As published by the council, reference DC/26/1254
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/1254
- Type
- Certificate Existing Lawful Use/Dev
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 4 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 2 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Southwater South and Shipley
- Parish
- Southwater PC
- Postcode
- RH13 9HD
Comment by 29 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on Horsham's portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Aug 2026
Received by Horsham
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2 Oct 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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12 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 27 November 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
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PS Designs Ltd Agent, a design practice registered in London
Active · incorporated 2020 · London
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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 lawful development applications in a median of 63 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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