Current planning consultations

We value the views of everyone who lives in the Horsham District.

To have your say and the opportunity to make a difference you need to take part.

Current Planning Consultations

Adversane, Cowfold and West Grinstead Conservation Area Appraisals and Management Plans Consultation

Conservation areas exist to manage and protect the special architectural and historic interest of an area and contribute to forming a unique sense of place.

Horsham District Council has a duty under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 to:

* designate conservation areas where appropriate,

* to review the designations regularly, and

* to plan for the management of conservation areas to ensure that they retain their special character and interest.

There are currently 39 designated conservation areas within the Horsham district. The Council has set up a rolling programme of reviewing and producing conservation area appraisals and management plans. The conservation areas of Adversane, Cowfold and West Grinstead have been identified as not having a recent conservation area appraisal and management plan. Conservation area appraisals have therefore been undertaken in accordance with current best practice as described in Historic England’s document, “Conservation Area Designation, Appraisal and Management, Historic England Advice Note 1 (2019)”. The draft text of each Conservation Area Appraisal is set out below. Engagement with the community is a key element in achieving a designation which is informed and supported by residents and businesses, therefore the draft conservation area appraisals and management plans will be out to consultation from 6 February to 13 March 2025 for 5 weeks inviting representations on the draft documents. Copies of the documents are available to view on the Horsham District Council’s website. The deadline for comments is 17:00 on Thursday 13 March 2025.

Hard copies of the documentation are available upon prior request for inspection at Horsham District Council offices; between 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday (01403 215398).

To make your comments please:

1. Email to: landscape.heritage@horsham.gov.uk ; or
2. Or post it to: Landscape and Heritage, Strategic Planning Team, Horsham District Council, Parkside, Chart Way, Horsham, RH12 1RL.