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Hillybarn Farmhouse The Mount Ifield West Sussex RH11 0LF

DC/26/0214Prior Approval CoU Agric to Dwelling C3Refused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 26 March 2026

Council decision: Prior Approval Required and REFUSEDDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Prior Notification for Change of Use of an Agricultural Building to 5no. dwellinghouses (C3 Use Class).

Received
6 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Colgate and Rusper
  1. Received6 Feb
  2. Validated6 Feb
  3. Consult.3 Mar
  4. Target2 Apr
  5. Decided26 Mar

Decided in 48 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at Hillybarn Farmhouse The Mount Ifield West Sussex RH11 0LF. Horsham has handled 569 applications of this type. This one was decided in 48 days, 8 days quicker than Horsham's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 97 applications across Colgate and Rusper. We hold 449 applications in total for the RH11 postcode area.

83% of outline 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. Given the damage to the existing agricultural building it is likely that it will require reconstruction of fundemental structural elements to allow the building to function as a dwelling. It is concluded that the works would not represent a conversion of an existing building and therefore the proposal does not fall within the scope of Class Q(c). Schedule of plans/documents The following plans and document were considered when making the above decision: Plan Type Description Drawing Number Received Date Supporting Docs Preliminary Contamination Risk NONE 06.02.2026 Elevation & Floor plan Existing and Proposed 2602HI_200 06.02.2026 Location plan 2602HI_000 06.02.2026 Block plan 2602HI_001 06.02.2026 Planning permission is therefore required for the proposed development.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
RH11 0LF
Application type
Prior Approval CoU Agric to Dwelling C3
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Rusper PC

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 February 2026
Consultation expiry
3 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end
3 March 2026
Last date for comments
9 March 2026
Target decision date
2 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Melton Lodge Rusper Road Newdigate RH5 5BX

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14683749
Documents
15
Constraints
23

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.

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