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Penn Retreat Rectory Lane Ashington West Sussex

DC/12/1975Outline ApplicationApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 13 June 2013

Council decision: Application PermittedPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of 15 dwellings comprising 6 x 3-bed, 3 x 2-bed, 5 x 2-bed flats (social), I x 1-bed flat (social) and improvement of existing access (Outline Planning)

Received
22 October 2012
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Chanctonbury (Historic Ward)
Agent
John Longhorn and Associates
  1. Received22 Oct
  2. Validated8 Nov
  3. Consult.14 Dec
  4. Target7 Feb
  5. Decided13 Jun

Decided in 217 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a new dwelling at Penn Retreat Rectory Lane Ashington West Sussex. Horsham has handled 569 applications of this type. This one was decided in 234 days, 25 weeks longer than Horsham's typical decision time. There have been 8 other applications at this address.

83% of outline 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

Application type
Outline Application
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
15
Parish
Ashington PC

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 November 2012
Consultation expiry
14 December 2012
Consultation end
14 December 2012
Neighbour consultation end
30 November 2012
Target decision date
7 February 2013
Committee meeting
19 February 2013

Applicant and agent

Agent
John Longhorn and Associates
Agent address
26 Oak Tree Way Horsham West Sussex RH13 6EQ

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
6 December 2012

Additional information

Documents
46
Constraints
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

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 parks, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2015
    19 Nov

    Modification of planning obligation to allow for change of tenure of the affordable housing units and change…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsS106/15/0001
  2. 2014
    6 Jun

    Discharge of conditions 1 and 2 on DC/14/0089

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDISC/14/0101
  3. 2010
    28 Jun

    Proposed stationing of 6 traveller/gypsy pitches plus outbuildings and storage area. Formation of new access…

    WithdrawnFull ApplicationDC/10/1288
  4. 2006
    2 Feb

    Replacement mobile home and erection of 2 mobile homes

    ApprovedFull ApplicationDC/06/0295
  5. 2005
    3 Nov

    Erection of 3 dwellings (Outline)

    WithdrawnOutline ApplicationDC/05/2640
  6. 2004
    9 Sep

    Siting of mobile home (Renewal of temporary permission AS/27/01

    ApprovedFull ApplicationDC/04/1989

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