Street Record Trafalgar Road Horsham West Sussex

DC/25/0235Outline ApplicationRefused

Outline / PiP

Refused on 4 June 2025

Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Outline Application for the erection of a commercial ground floor unit and first floor flat with all matters reserved except access and landscaping.

Received: 17 February 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Horsham District Council
Ward: Trafalgar

ReceivedReceived17 Feb
ValidatedValidated17 Feb
Consult.Consultation20 May
TargetTarget Date14 Apr
DecidedDecided4 Jun

Decided in 107 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application at Street Record Trafalgar Road Horsham West Sussex. Horsham has handled 569 applications of this type. This one was decided in 107 days, 7 weeks longer than Horsham's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 16 applications across Trafalgar.

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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Why it was refused

The development would result in a harmful loss of openness in this section of Trafalgar Road and would fail to reflect the prevailing character and appearance of surrounding development, including the setting of neighbouring listed buildings, and would appear an incongruous addition which would detract from the visual amenities of the locality. The development would therefore be contrary to Policies 32, 33 and 34 of the Horsham District Planning Framework (2015). 3 Insufficient information has been provided to demonstrate with a sufficient degree of certainty that the development would be safe in respect of available visibility splays and parking provision. The development would therefore be contrary to Policies 40 and 41 of the Horsham District Planning Framework (2015). 4 Insufficient information has been provided to demonstrate with a sufficient degree of certainty that the proposed development would not contribute to an existing adverse effect upon the integrity of the internationally designated Arun Valley Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area and Ramsar sites by way of increased water abstraction, contrary to Policy 31 of the Horsham District Planning Framework (2015), Paragraphs 185 and 186 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2023), thus the Local Planning Authority is unable to discharge its duties under the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 (as amended), and s40 of the NERC Act 2006 (Priority Habitats & Species). Horsham District Council, Albery House, Springfield Road, Horsham, West Sussex RH12 2GB Schedule of plans/documents Plan Type Description Drawing Number Received Date Elevation & Floor plan Proposed roof and site PSD/2025/654 REV A01 17.02.2025 Site plan PSD/2025/654 REV A02 17.02.2025 Location & Block plan PSD/2025/654 REV A03 17.02.2025

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Application type: Outline Application
Scale / size: Large
Parish: Trafalgar NC

Planning application dates

Date validated: 17 February 2025
Consultation expiry: 20 May 2025
Consultation end: 20 May 2025
Neighbour consultation end: 19 March 2025
Last date for comments: 20 May 2025
Target decision date: 14 April 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address: 71-75 Shelton Street London WC2H 9JQ

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry: 27 March 2025
Site notice end: 25 April 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-13784051
Documents: 142
Constraints: 13

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.

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Source: Horsham

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