Horsham District Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Horsham District Council decided more than 2,600 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 7% of those it approved or refused, about the same as the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 56 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Horsham District Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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29 October 2026 · Refused
Land at Station Road Warnham West Sussex RH12 3SR · DC/26/0585
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25 September 2026 · Approved
St Marks Court Chart Way Horsham West Sussex RH12 1XL · DC/26/1197
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23 September 2026 · Approved
Land North Of The Rise Partridge Green West Sussex RH13 8JB · DC/26/0835
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23 September 2026 · Approved
Land North of Guildford Road Bucks Green Rudgwick West Sussex · DC/25/1269
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21 September 2026 · Approved
Steyning Grammar Upper School Shooting Field Steyning West Sussex BN44 3RX · DC/26/0322
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11 September 2026 · Refused
Toat Cafe Stane Street North Heath West Sussex RH20 1DN · DC/26/0826
Figures for Horsham District Council
| Applications decided | more than 2,600 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 7%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 56 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 2%of more than 560 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 270 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 28%about one in four |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2024 |
| Local Plan policies held | 43plan adopted 2015 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Horsham District Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues in relation to this appeal are: • Whether the proposed development would be appropriately located, with regard to Policy 43 of the development plan; • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of…”
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“The main issues are; • whether the proposed development accords with the development plan strategy for housing and would be in a sustainable location; • whether or not the location would be suitable for housing having regard to flood risk…”
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“The main issues are: • Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development, with regard to the development plan; • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area; and •…”
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“The main issues are: i) whether the site is in an appropriate location for housing having regard to local and national policies and the accessibility of facilities and services; ii) the effect of the proposed development on the character and…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.