As many residents will already be aware, a proposal has been submitted to HDC planners (DC/22/0080) to build 30 new houses in a field to the south of Furze Common Road. Thakeham Parish Council’s response to this scheme will be agreed at a public meeting
Read More Housing proposal south of Furze Common Road – meeting on 8 March
Residents are asked to note that the formal application for development of this site on High Bar Lane has now been submitted. Full papers are available via the HDC planning portal link below. DC/20/2577 Demolition of existing buildings and erection of 25 residential dwellings including
The Parish Council has welcomed the latest revised redevelopment scheme for this important but increasingly dilapidated listed building. The scheme now features residential conversion for the main house to a single dwelling, as well as similar conversion of the ancillary hall structure. Details of the
Read More PC welcomes new plans for Listed First School building
On 21st April Horsham District Council’s planning committee (south) voted narrowly in favour of approving the developer’s latest Abingworth Phase 3 plans, overruling the Parish’s strong objection to the proposal to increase the house numbers from 25 to 75. We must now look ahead to
Further to our previous post which set out the background and general lines of response to this important consultation, the Parish Council has now submitted its response to the Horsham District Council’s draft Local Plan, which can be read and downloaded below. Our response involves
At its meeting of Monday 23rd March, Thakeham Parish Council’s Neighbourhood Planning Committee agreed again to strongly object to Abingworth Homes’ amended proposals to increase house numbers in the final phase 3 of the Abingworth Meadows development. The proposals involved relatively small revisions to DC/19/1707,
Read More Thakeham PC responds to revised Abingworth Phase 3 proposals
Thakeham Parish Council is working on its response to this important consultation. The revised Local Plan will guide future developments in the Horsham District until 2036, and it will greatly affect the quality of life and the character of this area. We encourage Thakeham residents
Finally we can share some good news about the shop and veterinary practice! The long-standing disagreement between the building owner and developer has been resolved and all the legalities finalised. Building work has resumed and, all being well, the target date to have the shop
Until early January the Parish Council had been led to understand that revised proposals for Abingworth Phase 3 would be available for comment in January, prior to decision making by Horsham District Council (HDC) Development Committee in February. However, this has been delayed by several
The Parish Council is aware of longstanding demand from residents for an allotment area in central Thakeham, and provision for this has been secured via the Abingworth development. The design for what is due to be provided, which reflects steers from Horsham District Council’s Leisure
