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Horsham Rugby Club Hammerpond Road Horsham West Sussex RH13 6PJ

DC/26/1468Awaiting decision
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Change of use for ancient woodland to an outdoor educational and nature-based learning facility, featuring only temporary, reversible infrastructure, such as small timber and canvas shelters without tree felling or permanent hard landscaping.

Received
11 September 2026
Decision due
2 December 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 19 October 2026
  1. Received11 Sep
  2. Validated7 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target2 Dec
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at Horsham Rugby Club Hammerpond Road Horsham West Sussex RH13 6PJ. Horsham has handled 7,186 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 7 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There have been 16 other applications at this address. We hold 2,379 applications in total for the RH13 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
RH13 6PJ

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 October 2026

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • National Landscape (AONB): High Weald
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

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, 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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    12 Oct

    Installation of new LED floodlighting system

    PendingApplicationFiled alongsideDC/26/1560
  2. 2026
    7 Oct

    Change of use for ancient woodland to an outdoor educational and nature-based learning facility, featuring…

    This applicationPendingApplicationDC/26/1468

Planning history at this site

15 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2023
    5 Jun

    Non Material Amendment to previously approved application DC/21/1058

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentDC/23/1123
  2. 2021
    1 Dec

    Approval of details reserved by conditions 3,4 and 5 to approved application DC/21/0288

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDISC/21/0328
  3. 2021
    1 Oct

    Outline application for the erection of a detached building containing 4no. Padel courts, and erection of a…

    RefusedOutline ApplicationDC/21/2251
  4. 2021
    7 May

    Erection of a single storey side extension to existing changing room facilities.

    ApprovedFull ApplicationDC/21/1058
  5. 2021
    17 Mar

    Erection of a new building to provide indoor workout area.

    ApprovedFull ApplicationDC/21/0635
  6. 2021
    8 Feb

    Siting of two containers for use as a data centre (Use Class B8) with 10x air conditioning units, separate…

    ApprovedFull ApplicationDC/21/0288

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