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Post Office Stores Church Street West Chiltington West Sussex RH20 2JW

DC/25/2018Listed Building ConsentAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Internal alterations

Received
5 December 2025
Decision due
27 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
West Chiltington, Thakeham and Ashington
Agent
Peter Davey Ltd
  1. Received5 Dec
  2. Validated2 Jan
  3. Consult.27 Jan
  4. Target27 Feb
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a heritage application at Post Office Stores Church Street West Chiltington West Sussex RH20 2JW. Horsham has handled 513 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 5 December 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the West Chiltington conservation area, with 15 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application 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.

97% of heritage 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

Postcode
RH20 2JW
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Small
Parish
West Chiltington PC

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 January 2026
Consultation expiry
29 January 2026
Neighbour consultation end
27 January 2026
Last date for comments
29 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Peter Davey Ltd
Architect profile
PETER DAVEY LIMITED
Agent address
49 Park Drive Rustington BN16 3DY

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
29 January 2026
Site notice end
28 January 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14542107
Documents
13
Constraints
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: West Chiltington Conservation Area
  • Listed building: Grade II: The Post Office StoresOn this site · +2 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, 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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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Associated applications

  1. 2025
    5 Dec

    Change of Use from post office store to residential (Class C3) (Full Application).

    ApprovedFull ApplicationFiled alongsideDC/25/2017
  2. 2025
    5 Dec

    Internal alterations

    This applicationPendingHeritageDC/25/2018

Source: Horsham

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