Skip to content

Malthouse Farm Malthouse Lane Ashington West Sussex RH20 3BU

DC/26/0117HouseholderApproved

Approved on 23 September 2026

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)5 conditions

Proposal

Conversion of existing garage into a one bedroom annexe.

Received
26 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
0 · last counted 17 October 2026
Ward
West Chiltington, Thakeham and Ashington
Agent
Downsview Associates
  1. Received26 Jan
  2. Validated16 Feb
  3. Consult.17 Mar
  4. Target23 Sep
  5. Decided23 Sep

Decided in 219 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a garage at Malthouse Farm Malthouse Lane Ashington West Sussex RH20 3BU. Horsham has handled 2,753 applications of this type. This one was decided in 240 days, 26 weeks longer than Horsham's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. 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 2,892 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).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.See what's approved near your address

Application details

Postcode
RH20 3BU
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Ashington PC

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 February 2026
Consultation expiry
24 March 2026
Consultation end
17 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end
17 March 2026
Last date for comments
24 March 2026
Target decision date
23 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Downsview Associates
Agent address
Little Acorns Hampers Lane Storrington RH20 3HZ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
19 March 2026
Site notice end
24 March 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14469768
Documents
19
Constraints
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Horsham

Track this application

Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.

Get email alerts near RH20

New planning applications delivered to your inbox daily.

Around this site

Discuss this application on r/PlanningPermissionUK

For applicants and trades

For the applicant

Need a drainage scheme? Drainage & flood risk consultants near this site

Condition 3 on the decision asks for this.

See all drainage and flood risk consultants near Heath Common

Nearest first, within 25 miles of the site. Every firm is listed free.

What's been approved on your street?

See what the council approved and refused near this address for the project you have in mind, and the rules that apply here.

Get The Signal Report