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Gaydon Kennel Lane West Grinstead West Sussex RH13 8LX

DC/26/0029Full ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 17 March 2026

Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)1 condition2 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Demolition of stable block and removal of sand school. Conversion of stables to 1 no dwellinghouse and associated landscaping.

Received
9 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Cowfold, Shermanbury and West Grinstead
  1. Received9 Jan
  2. Validated13 Jan
  3. Consult.5 Feb
  4. Target10 Mar
  5. Decided17 Mar

Decided in 63 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Gaydon Kennel Lane West Grinstead West Sussex RH13 8LX. Horsham has handled 2,753 applications of this type. This one was decided in 67 days, 11 days longer than Horsham's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 79 applications across Cowfold, Shermanbury and West Grinstead. 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

  1. The development would be located beyond a defined built-up area on a site not allocated within the Development Plan and would not be essential to this countryside location. The development would therefore be contrary to the overarching spatial strategy and hierarchy approach of concentrating development within defined settlements and advocating a planned approach to settlement expansion, contrary to policies 1, 2, 4 and 26 of the Horsham District Planning Framework (2015). Notwithstanding the absence of a five-year land housing supply, and the provisions of the National Planning Policy Framework (2024) at paragraph 11(d), it is not considered that there are any material considerations in this instance which would outweigh harm arising from conflict with Local and Neighbourhood Plan policies in these regards.
  2. The relationship between the development and the neighbouring property to the south-west is considered to result in a degree of overlooking that is likely to result in a poor quality living environment for occupiers. The presence of the two-storey dwelling in such close proximity to a single-storey dwelling is likely to be overbearing to future occupiers of the development. The development would therefore be contrary to Policies 32 and 33 of the Horsham District Planning Framework (2015). Schedule of plans/documents: Plan Type Description Drawing Number Received Location plan 2506GA_R2_000 09.01.2026 Block plan Existing and Proposed 2506GA_R2_001 09.01.2026 Horsham District Council, Albery House, Springfield Road, Horsham, West Sussex RH12 2GB Floor plan Existing Ground 2506GA_R2_100 09.01.2026 Floor plan Proposed Ground 2506GA_R2_200 09.01.2026 Elevation plan Existing and Proposed South 2506GA_R2_101 09.01.2026 Elevation plan Existing and Proposed East 2506GA_R2_102 09.01.2026 Elevation plan Existing and Proposed North and 2506GA_R2_104 09.01.2026 Elevation & Floor plan Existing Small stable to be 2506GA_R2_105 09.01.2026 demolished and Proposed Bike and Supporting Statement Preliminary Ecological Assessment NONE 09.01.2026

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
RH13 8LX
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
West Grinstead PC

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 January 2026
Consultation expiry
17 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end
5 February 2026
Last date for comments
11 March 2026
Target decision date
10 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Manorwood
Agent address
Suite 114 26 The Hornet Chichester PO19 7BB

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice end
17 February 2026

Appeal

Appeal status
Appeal lodged

Appeal history

6007274
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 6 July 2026Dev Type: Change of useReason: refused

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14611680
Documents
33
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.

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