Watersfield Chapel London Road Watersfield Pulborough West Sussex RH20 1NQ
Refused on 27 March 2003
Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Change of use of chapel to b1 business and erection of 1st floor extensionSite: Watersfield Chapel London Road Watersfield
- Received
- 21 February 2003
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Horsham District Council
- ReceivedReceived21 Feb
- ValidatedValidated21 Feb
- Consult.Consultation21 Mar
- TargetTarget Date18 Apr
- DecidedDecided27 Mar
Decided in 34 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Watersfield Chapel London Road Watersfield Pulborough West Sussex RH20 1NQ. Horsham has handled 2,753 applications of this type. This one was decided in 34 days, 3 weeks quicker than Horsham's typical decision time. The site is in 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 7 other applications at this address. We hold 2,892 applications in total for the RH20 postcode area.
90% of full applications at Horsham District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- RH20 1NQ
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Coldwaltham PC
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 21 February 2003
- Consultation expiry
- 21 March 2003
- Consultation end
- 21 March 2003
- Neighbour consultation end
- 14 March 2003
- Target decision date
- 18 April 2003
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- BARTRAM HOUSE STATION ROAD PULBOROUGH W SUSSEX RH20 1AJ
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 21 March 2003
Additional information
- Constraints
- 5
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- National park: South Downs
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 200911 Sep
Change of use of use of former chapel to office and erection of replacement single-storey extension
ApprovedChange of UseDC/09/1653 - 200817 Jul
Change of use of use of former chapel to office and erection of replacement single-storey extension
RefusedChange of UseDC/08/1547 - 20072 Aug
Surgery to 2 x Yew trees (T1 and T2)
ApprovedWork to Trees with a TPODC/07/1825
Source: Horsham
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