Land North of Eastlands Lane Cowfold West Sussex
Refused on 18 May 2026
Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)1 condition2 reasons for refusal
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Proposal
Erection of 9no. dwellings with associated car parking spaces, detached carports, garages and landscaping.
- Received
- 17 March 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Horsham District Council
- Ward
- Cowfold, Shermanbury and West Grinstead
- Agent
- ECE Planning Limited
- ReceivedReceived17 Mar
- ValidatedValidated17 Mar
- Consult.Consultation30 Apr
- TargetTarget Date12 May
- DecidedDecided18 May
Decided in 62 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application at Land North of Eastlands Lane Cowfold West Sussex. Horsham has handled 2,753 applications of this type. This one was decided in 62 days, 6 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.
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 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, 3 and 26 of the Horsham District Planning Framework (2015) and policies 9 and 10 of the Cowfold Neighbourhood Plan 2019- 2031. 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 which would outweigh harm arising from conflict with the above policies.
- The development entails a quantum of built form that would formalise and suburbanise the site, resulting in the dilution and erosion of the informal character of the landscape and countryside setting. The proposal would result in a prominent form of development that would fail to preserve and/or enhance the landscape characteristics of the area. The proposed development would therefore be contrary to Policies 25, 32, and 33 of the Horsham District Planning Framework (2015) and Policy 9 of the Cowfold Neighbourhood Plan 2019-2031. Schedule of plans/documents: Plan Type Description Drawing Number Received Date Supporting Docs TN01 - Provision of Further 1ecco2/2510088 07.05.2026 Information for DC/26/0472 by Horsham District Council, Albery House, Springfield Road, Horsham, West Sussex RH12 2GB Motion dated 29 April 2026 Supporting Docs Preliminary Ecological Appraisal by 859/LG/Eastlands 17.03.2026 Environmental Assessment /PEA Services Ltd dated December 2025 Location & Block plan Location Plan & Proposed Block 2562-01 10.04.2026 Plan REVISION A Site plan Proposed Site Plan 2562-03 10.04.2026 Floor plan House Type 1 (Plot No, 9) - Floor 2562-10 17.03.2026 Plan REVISION B Elevation plan House Type 1 (Plot No. 9) - 2562-11 17.03.2026 Elevations (1 of 2) REVISION B Elevation plan House Type 1 (Plot No. 9) - 2562-12 17.03.2026 Elevations (2 of 2) REVISION B Floor plan House Type 2 (Plot No. 1 & 2) - 2562-13 17.03.2026 Floor Plans REVISION B Elevation plan House Type 2 (Plot No. 1 & 2) - 2562-14 17.03.2026 Elevations REVISION B Floor plan House Type 3 (Plot No. 6 & 7) - 2562-15 17.03.2026 Floor Plans REVISION B Elevation plan House Type 3 (Plot No. 6 & 7) - 2562-16 17.03.2026 Elevations REVISION B Floor plan House Type 4 (Plot No. 4 & 5) - 2562-17 17.03.2026 Floor Plans REVISION B Elevation plan House Type 4 (Plot No. 4 & 5) - 2562-18 17.03.2026 Elevations REVISION B Floor plan House Type 5 (Plot No. 8) - Floor 2562-19 17.03.2026 Plans REVISION B Elevation plan House Type 5 (Plot No. 8) - 2562-20 17.03.2026 Elevations REVISION B Floor plan House Type 6 (Plot No. 3) - Floor 2562-21 17.03.2026 Plans REVISION B Elevation plan House Type 6 (Plot No. 3) - 2562-22 17.03.2026 Elevations REVISION B Elevation plan Site Elevations 2562-24 17.03.2026 Supporting Docs Odour Assessment by Phlorum Ltd 13868 v0 17.03.2026 Supporting Statement Energy Statement by Impact IS2553/ESR/01 17.03.2026 Sustainability dated 14.01.2026 Rev 00 Supporting Docs Landscape and Visual Impact NONE 17.03.2026 Assessment by LVIA Ltd dated HG1714lvia January 2026 Supporting Statement Planning and Design Statement by P2305 17.03.2026 ECE Planning dated March 2026 Supporting Docs Transport Statement by gta Civils & 14043 17.03.2026 Transport dated March 2026 Supporting Docs Prelminary Ground Contamination R17020 17.03.2026 17 December 2025 Supporting Statement Historic Environment Desk-Based RQA-01357- 17.03.2026 Assessment by Orion dated 01335 January 2026 Supporting Docs Flood Risk Assessment and 1ecco2/2510088 17.03.2026 Drainage Strategy by Motion dated Final B 10 February 2026 Supporting Statement Odour Statement by Phlorum Ltd PB/14300B/RB 17.03.2026
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Large
- Parish
- Cowfold PC
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 17 March 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 12 May 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 30 April 2026
- Last date for comments
- 12 May 2026
- Target decision date
- 12 May 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- ECE Planning Limited
- Agent address
- 64-68 Brighton Road Worthing BN11 2EN
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice end
- 12 May 2026
Appeal
- Appeal status
- Awaiting decision
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14656469
- Documents
- 230
- Constraints
- 16
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Tree Preservation Order: TPO/0396Part of the site · +2 more
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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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