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Watersfield Chapel London Road Watersfield Pulborough West Sussex RH20 1NQ

DC/09/1653Change of UseApproved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 27 November 2009

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use of use of former chapel to office and erection of replacement single-storey extension

Received
11 September 2009
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Pulborough and Coldwaltham (Historic)
Agent
SEPS Ltd
  1. Received11 Sep
  2. Validated11 Sep
  3. Consult.6 Oct
  4. Target6 Nov
  5. Decided27 Nov

Decided in 77 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at Watersfield Chapel London Road Watersfield Pulborough West Sussex RH20 1NQ. Horsham has handled 241 applications of this type. This one was decided in 77 days, 3 weeks longer than Horsham's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 7 other applications at this address. We hold 2,892 applications in total for the RH20 postcode area.

70% of amendment 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
Change of Use
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Coldwaltham PC

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 September 2009
Consultation expiry
6 October 2009
Consultation end
6 October 2009
Neighbour consultation end
6 October 2009
Target decision date
6 November 2009

Applicant and agent

Agent
SEPS Ltd
Agent address
Bartram House Station Road Pulborough West Sussex RH20 1AH

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
11
Constraints
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation Order: TPO/1109Protected tree on or next to this site
  • National park: South Downs
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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.

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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Planning history at this site

9 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2024
    27 Sep

    Pruning reduction of no more than 1.5 metres in each direction for both yew trees T1 and T2 in order to keep…

    ApprovedTree Preservation OrderSDNP/24/03972/TPO
  2. 2018
    23 Nov

    Erection of a single storey rear extension

    ApprovedHouseholderSDNP/18/06033/HOUS
  3. 2018
    22 Jul

    Surgery to 2 x Yew Trees

    ApprovedTree Preservation OrderSDNP/18/03882/TPO
  4. 2016
    17 Aug

    Change of Use of redundant chapel to 2 bed dwelling. Erection of first floor extension, demolition of rear…

    ApprovedFull ApplicationSDNP/16/04192/FUL
  5. 2013
    5 Apr

    Change of use of former Chapel to one-bed dwelling, erection of single storey rear extension and provision of…

    RefusedFull ApplicationSDNP/13/01577/FUL
  6. 2012
    13 Aug

    Change of use of former Chapel to office and erection of replacement single storey rear extension (renewal of…

    ApprovedFull ApplicationSDNP/12/01692/FUL

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