Planning application
Muntham House School Muntham Drive Barns Green West Sussex RH13 0NJ
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 education building. (Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed).
As published by the council, reference DC/26/1369
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/1369
- Type
- Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 26 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 8 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Itchingfield, Slinfold and Warnham
- Parish
- Itchingfield PC
- Postcode
- RH13 0NJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Horsham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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DC/26/0200 Granted
Muntham House School Muntham Drive Barns Green West Sussex RH13 0NJ
Erection of a single storey modular building for permanent educational use within the schools existing curtilage. (Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Aug 2026
Received by Horsham
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8 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 3 December 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 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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