Abingworth Nurseries Storrington Road Thakeham West Sussex
Approved on 26 April 2017
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Non Material amendment to previously approved application DC/16/0871 (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 doctor's surgery), pre-school facility, community workshops/studio (957.5 sq metres), sports pitches and changing rooms, cricket pitch and pavilion, children's play area, access roads, open space and landscaped areas (including footpaths)) Change of roof tile from that previously approved
- Received
- 3 April 2017
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Horsham District Council
- Ward
- Chanctonbury (Historic Ward)
- Agent
- Oakford Homes
- ReceivedReceived3 Apr
- ValidatedValidated4 Apr
- Consult.Consultation9 May
- TargetTarget Date2 May
- DecidedDecided26 Apr
Decided in 22 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 23 days, 5 weeks quicker 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
- Non-Material Amendments Application
- Scale / size
- Large
- Number of dwellings
- 146
- Parish
- Thakeham PC
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 4 April 2017
- Consultation expiry
- 9 May 2017
- Consultation end
- 9 May 2017
- Target decision date
- 2 May 2017
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Oakford Homes
- Agent address
- Hedsor Court Farm Sheepcote Lane Hedsor SL1 8PE Buckinghamshire
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 28 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 9
- Constraints
- 66
Site constraints
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.
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Associated applications
- 20173 Apr
Non Material amendment to previously approved application DC/16/0871
This applicationApprovedNon-material amendmentDC/17/0758 - 201727 Mar
Modification of Planning Obligations to approved planning application DC/15/1242
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsFiled alongsideS106/17/0004
Planning history at this site
14 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202620 Jul
Amendment of Condition 8 of previously approved application DC/18/2594
ApprovedApplicationDC/26/1153 - 202120 Apr
Details pursuant to Schedule 8, Part 4 of the legal agreement for DC/10/1314
RefusedDischarge of conditionsS106/21/0007 - 20211 Mar
Approval of details reserved by condition 5 to approved application DC/18/1838
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDISC/21/0072 - 20196 Nov
Variation of condition 1 on previously permitted application: DC/18/1838
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)DC/19/2267 - 20199 Jul
Approval of details reserved by condition 5 on DC/18/1838
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDISC/19/0208 - 201821 Nov
Modification / Discharge of planning obligations to approved applications DC/10/1314
RefusedDischarge of conditionsS106/18/0025 - 201830 Aug
Variation of Condition 1 of previously approved application DC/10/1314
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)DC/18/1838 - 201726 Sep
Approval of details reserved by condition 42 on DC/16/0871
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDISC/17/0381 - 201726 Sep
Approval of details reserved by condition 33 on DC/16/0871
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDISC/17/0380 - 20165 Dec
Approval of details reserved by condition 14 on DC/16/0871
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDISC/16/0338 - 201621 Oct
Approval of details reserved by condition 33 on DC/16/0871
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDISC/16/0305 - 201618 Oct
Approval of details reserved by condition 19 on DC/16/0871
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDISC/16/0298 - 20154 Jun
Minor Material Amendment to planning permission DC/10/1314
ApprovedMinor Material Amendments ApplicationDC/15/1242 - 201022 Jun
Demolition of existing buildings and redevelopment of the Abingworth Nursery site for 146 dwellings…
ApprovedFull ApplicationDC/10/1314
Source: Horsham
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