Abingworth Nurseries Storrington Road Thakeham West Sussex

DC/15/1242Minor Material Amendments ApplicationApproved

Discharge / amendments

Approved on 9 September 2015

Council decision: Application PermittedPlanning committee

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Minor Material Amendment to planning permission DC/10/1314 (Demolition of existing buildings and redevelopment of the Abingworth Nursery site for 146 dwellings, comprising of open market dwellings, 51 dwellings for the 55 plus age group, 12 affordable dwellings, 20 key worker dwellings, village hall building (including shop and doctors surgery), pre-school facility, community workshops/studio (957.5sqm), sports pitches and changing rooms, cricket pitch and pavillion, childrens play area, access roads, open space and landscaped areas (including footpaths)) for a revised layout for 21 dwellings in the northern part of the site, relocation of the approved local equipped area for plan (LEAP), sports fields and associated facilities, village hall and shop, amendment to the approved village hall and shop to separate the facilities into two buildings and remove the dedicated doctors surgery space and amendment to the approved football changing room building

Received: 4 June 2015
Decision level: Planning committee
Council: Horsham District Council
Ward: Chanctonbury (Historic Ward)
Agent: Vail Williams LLP

ReceivedReceived4 Jun
ValidatedValidated4 Jun
Consult.Consultation14 Jul
TargetTarget Date3 Sep
DecidedDecided9 Sep

Decided in 97 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at Abingworth Nurseries Storrington Road Thakeham West Sussex. Horsham has handled 241 applications of this type. This one was decided in 97 days, 6 weeks longer than Horsham's typical decision time. There have been 15 other applications at this address.

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

Application type: Minor Material Amendments Application
Scale / size: Large
Number of dwellings: 146
Parish: Thakeham PC

Planning application dates

Date validated: 4 June 2015
Consultation expiry: 14 July 2015
Consultation end: 14 July 2015
Neighbour consultation end: 29 June 2015
Target decision date: 3 September 2015
Committee meeting: 20 October 2015

Applicant and agent

Agent: Vail Williams LLP
Agent address: Carriage House Walnut Tree Close Guildford Surrey GU1 4TX

Planning decision

Statutory period: 91 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry: 3 July 2015
Site notice end: 29 June 2015

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-04232736
Documents: 89
Constraints: 61

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

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.

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