Morlands Farm Wheatsheaf Road Henfield West Sussex BN5 9AT
Proposal
Demolition of part of the existing barn and conversion of the remainder to a dwelling with associated alterations, garden, garage and parking.
- Received
- 7 August 2026
- Decided
- 2 October 2026 · Application Refused
- Public comments
- 0 · last counted 17 October 2026
- Council
- Horsham District Council
- ReceivedSubmitted7 Aug
- ValidatedValidated7 Aug
- Consult.Consultation3 Sep
- TargetTarget Date2 Oct
- DecidedDecided2 Oct
Decided in 56 days
This is a planning application for demolition at Morlands Farm Wheatsheaf Road Henfield West Sussex BN5 9AT. Horsham has handled 6,926 applications of this type and approves 89% of them, typically deciding them in 57 days. This one was decided in 56 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,048 applications in total for the BN5 postcode area.
Application Details
Applicant & Agent
Planning Application Dates
Planning Decision
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, 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 (2026) 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. Schedule of plans/documents: Plan Type Description Drawing Number Received Design & Access Design and Access Statement NONE 16.07.2026 Statement Supporting Statement Planning Statement NONE 16.07.2026 Supporting Statement Bat Scoping Letter Report NONE 16.07.2026 Supporting Statement Structural Appraisal NONE 22.09.2026 Location plan 280/PL/000 07.08.2026 Site plan Existing 280/PL/001 07.08.2026 Site plan Proposed 280/PL/002 07.08.2026 Floor plan Existing ground 280/PL/100 16.07.2026 Horsham District Council, Albery House, Springfield Road, Horsham, West Sussex RH12 2GB Roof plan Existing 280/PL/101 16.07.2026 Elevation plan Existing north east and south east 280/PL/150 16.07.2026 Elevation plan Existing north west and south west 280/PL/151 16.07.2026 Section plan Existing 280/PL/160 16.07.2026 Floor plan Proposed ground 280/PL/200 16.07.2026 Roof plan Proposed 280/PL/201 16.07.2026 Elevation plan Proposed north east and south 280/PL/250 16.07.2026 east Elevation plan Proposed north west and south 280/PL/251 16.07.2026 west Section plan Proposed 280/PL/260 16.07.2026
From the council's decision notice.
Publicity
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Planning constraints
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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