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Hole Barn Farm Brighton Road Henfield West Sussex BN5 9SU

DC/26/0274HouseholderRefused

Refused on 1 May 2026

Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

Proposal

Single storey infill extension and conversion of garage into annexe accommodation including 1 no. bedroom, lounge, kitchen and bathroom.

Received
17 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Bramber, Upper Beeding and Woodmancote
  1. Received17 Feb
  2. Validated17 Feb
  3. Consult.19 Mar
  4. Target1 May
  5. Decided1 May

Decided in 73 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a garage at Hole Barn Farm Brighton Road Henfield West Sussex BN5 9SU. Horsham has handled 2,753 applications of this type. This one was decided in 73 days, 2 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 39 applications across Bramber, Upper Beeding and Woodmancote. We hold 1,071 applications in total for the BN5 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 proposed extension to and conversion of the outbuilding to an annexe would be able to function as a separate and independent dwelling unit and would be tantamount to the creation of a new dwelling in a countryside location. The dwelling is located outside of any defined built-up area, on a site not allocated within the Development Plan or within a made Neighbourhood Plan and it has not been demonstrated that it is essential to its countryside location. The self-contained unit of accommodation would be contrary to the overarching spatial strategy and hierarchy approach of concentrating development within the main settlements and would create a reliance on private vehicles for access to everyday services and facilities. The development is therefore contrary to Policies 2, 3 and 26 of the Horsham District Planning Framework (2015). Schedule of plans/documents: Plan Type Description Drawing Number Received Location & Block plan and Existing garage Ground floor 01 17.02.2026 and Roof Elevation plan Existing garage 02 17.02.2026 Floor plan Proposed and roof 03 17.02.2026 Elevation plan Proposed 04 17.02.2026 Supporting Statement BNG NONE 17.02.2026 Horsham District Council, Albery House, Springfield Road, Horsham, West Sussex RH12 2GB

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BN5 9SU
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Woodmancote PC

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 February 2026
Consultation expiry
2 April 2026
Consultation end
19 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end
19 March 2026
Last date for comments
2 April 2026
Target decision date
1 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
PRP
Agent address
The Heblands Henfield Road Albourne West Sussex BN6 9DE

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
2 April 2026
Site notice end
31 March 2026

Appeal history

6012494
Allowed
Type: Householder (HAS)Procedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 15 September 2026Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: refused

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14711126
Documents
13
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

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