Skip to content

Watersfield Chapel London Road Watersfield Pulborough West Sussex RH20 1NQ

SDNP/13/01577/FULFull ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 3 June 2013

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.

Proposal

Change of use of former Chapel to one-bed dwelling, erection of single storey rear extension and provision of 2 off street parking spaces

Received
5 April 2013
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Pulborough and Coldwatham (Historic)
  1. Received5 Apr
  2. Validated8 Apr
  3. Consult.9 May
  4. Target3 Jun
  5. Decided3 Jun

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at Watersfield Chapel London Road Watersfield Pulborough West Sussex RH20 1NQ. South Downs has handled 5,093 applications of this type. This one was decided in 59 days, 3 days longer than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 7 other applications at this address. We hold 2,892 applications in total for the RH20 postcode area.

88% of full applications at South Downs were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.Planning something similar? See what gets approved on your street

Application details

Postcode
RH20 1NQ
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Coldwaltham Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 April 2013
Consultation expiry
9 May 2013
Consultation start
18 April 2013
Consultation end
9 May 2013
Neighbour consultation start
18 April 2013
Neighbour consultation end
9 May 2013
Last date for comments
9 May 2013
Target decision date
3 June 2013

Applicant and agent

Agent
Batcheller Monkhouse
Agent address
Bartram House Station Road Pulborough West Sussex RH20 1AH

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice end
6 May 2013

Appeal

Appeal status
Appeal determined
Appeal result
Appeal Dismissed

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-02566114
Documents
21
Constraints
13

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation Order: TPO/1109Protected tree on or next to this site
  • National park: South Downs
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: Article 4 directions.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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 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.

Planning history at this site

9 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2024
    27 Sep

    Pruning reduction of no more than 1.5 metres in each direction for both yew trees T1 and T2 in order to keep…

    ApprovedTree Preservation OrderSDNP/24/03972/TPO
  2. 2018
    23 Nov

    Erection of a single storey rear extension

    ApprovedHouseholderSDNP/18/06033/HOUS
  3. 2018
    22 Jul

    Surgery to 2 x Yew Trees

    ApprovedTree Preservation OrderSDNP/18/03882/TPO
  4. 2018
    16 Jan

    Approval of details reserved by conditions 4 and 6 to approved application SDNP/15/03171/FUL

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsSDNP/18/00263/DCOND
  5. 2016
    17 Aug

    Change of Use of redundant chapel to 2 bed dwelling. Erection of first floor extension, demolition of rear…

    ApprovedFull ApplicationSDNP/16/04192/FUL
  6. 2012
    13 Aug

    Change of use of former Chapel to office and erection of replacement single storey rear extension (renewal of…

    ApprovedFull ApplicationSDNP/12/01692/FUL

Source: South Downs

Track this application

Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.

Get email alerts near RH20

New planning applications delivered to your inbox daily.

Around this site

Discuss this application on r/PlanningPermissionUK

For applicants and trades

Consultants on this application

Planning something similar?

See what the council approved and refused for changes of use on your street. Pick your home and get the evidence before you pay for drawings.

See what gets approved on your streetBuying this property? Report on this address