Beckley Stud Reeds Lane Southwater West Sussex RH13 9DQ
Refused on 20 March 2026
Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)1 condition2 reasons for refusal
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Proposal
Erection of a new storage building and associated hardstanding and the retention of existing installed hardstanding (part retrospective).
- Received
- 19 December 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Horsham District Council
- Ward
- Southwater North
- ReceivedReceived19 Dec
- ValidatedValidated19 Dec
- Consult.Consultation27 Jan
- TargetTarget Date20 Mar
- DecidedDecided20 Mar
Decided in 91 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application at Beckley Stud Reeds Lane Southwater West Sussex RH13 9DQ. Horsham has handled 2,753 applications of this type. This one was decided in 91 days, 5 weeks longer than Horsham's typical decision time. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 30 applications across Southwater North. We hold 2,379 applications in total for the RH13 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
- The development would not be essential to its countryside location and, by reason of its scale and design, would be detrimental to the rural landscape character and tranquillity of the site and surrounding area, including the amenity of nearby Public Rights of Way, and would fail to result in substantial environmental improvements. The development is therefore contrary to Policies 10, 25, 26, 32 and 33 of the Horsham District Planning Framework (2015) and Policies SNP16 and SNP21 of the Southwater Neighbourhood Plan.
- It has not been demonstrated that the scale of the development would not lead to unacceptable harm to neighbouring amenity by way of the increase level of activity on the site and related vehicular movements. The development is therefore contrary to Policy 33 of the Horsham District Planning Framework (2015) and Policy SNP16 of the Southwater Neighbourhood Plan. Schedule of plans/documents: Plan Type Description Drawing Number Received Date Location plan NONE 19.12.2025 Block plan Proposed NONE 19.12.2025 Block plan Existing NONE 19.12.2025 Supporting Statement PHASE I GEO-ENVIRONMENTAL LS8882 REV A 19.12.2025 Horsham District Council, Albery House, Springfield Road, Horsham, West Sussex RH12 2GB ASSESSMENT ("DESK STUDY") Part 1 of 3 Supporting Statement PHASE I GEO-ENVIRONMENTAL LS8882 REV A 19.12.2025 ASSESSMENT ("DESK STUDY") Part 2 of 3 Supporting Statement PHASE I GEO-ENVIRONMENTAL LS8882 REV A 19.12.2025 ASSESSMENT ("DESK STUDY") Part 3 of 3 Plans Parking NONE 19.12.2025 Supporting Statement Preliminary Ecological Appraisal EA151225 REV 1 19.12.2025 Design & Access NONE 19.12.2025 Statement Elevation & Floor plan Proposed Storage DSE/BS/PL/01 19.12.2025 Elevation & Floor plan Proposed Storage Barn DSE/BS/PL/01 19.12.2025
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- RH13 9DQ
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Southwater PC
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 19 December 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 19 February 2026
- Consultation end
- 27 January 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 27 January 2026
- Last date for comments
- 26 February 2026
- Target decision date
- 20 March 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Batcheller Monkhouse
- Agent address
- Stratton House 57 Lower Street Pulborough RH20 2AS
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 91 days
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 19 February 2026
- Site notice end
- 6 February 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14566829
- Documents
- 36
- Constraints
- 23
Site constraints
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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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202626 Mar
Approval of details reserved by condition(s) 3 to approved application DC/22/0388
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDISC/26/0109 - 202629 Jan
Variation of condition 10 of previously approved application reference DC/22/0388
PendingVariation of conditions (s73)DC/25/2023 - 202517 Sep
Retention of an outbuilding for incidental domestic storage (Retrospective).
ApprovedHouseholderDC/25/1494 - 202515 Sep
Change of Use of Equestrian Stables to Offices (Class E), including the enclosure of the existing stable roof…
PendingApplicationDC/25/1444
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