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Johnsons Farm Juggs Lane West Chiltington West Sussex RH20 2JS

DC/25/1686Full ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 2 October 2026

Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)1 condition1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Erection of storage building (retrospective)

Received
20 October 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
0 · last counted 17 October 2026
Ward
West Chiltington, Thakeham and Ashington
Agent
Scott Planning
  1. Received20 Oct
  2. Validated30 Oct
  3. Consult.27 Nov
  4. Target25 Dec
  5. Decided2 Oct

Decided in 337 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Johnsons Farm Juggs Lane West Chiltington West Sussex RH20 2JS. Horsham has handled 2,753 applications of this type. This one was decided in 347 days, 42 weeks longer than Horsham's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 110 applications across West Chiltington, Thakeham and Ashington. We hold 2,890 applications in total for the RH20 postcode area.

90% of full 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

  1. The building has not been demonstrated as being essential to its countryside location, with insufficient justification provided that it would support the needs of agriculture taking place on the site. Further, there is insufficient information to demonstrate that the use could not be provided in suitably located existing buildings which are appropriate for conversion, and the development has not result in substantial environmental improvement(s). The development is therefore contrary to Policies 10 and 26 of the Horsham District Planning Framework (2015) and the National Planning Policy Framework (2026). Schedule of plans/documents: Plan Type Description Drawing Number Received Date Supporting Statement NONE 09.01.2026 Location plan 2518_EX_001_B 20.10.2025 Site plan Existing 2518_EX_010_B 20.10.2025 Site plan Proposed 2518_EX_010_B 20.10.2025 Elevation & Floor plan Proposed 2518_PR_100_A 30.10.2025 Supporting Statement planning NONE 02.01.2025 Horsham District Council, Albery House, Springfield Road, Horsham, West Sussex RH12 2GB

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
RH20 2JS
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
West Chiltington PC

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 October 2025
Consultation expiry
2 December 2025
Consultation end
27 November 2025
Neighbour consultation end
27 November 2025
Last date for comments
29 January 2026
Target decision date
25 December 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Scott Planning
Agent address
The Office Norwood Cottages Lower Street Fittleworth RH20 1EN

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice end
2 December 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14419390
Documents
16
Constraints
12

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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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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