One parish, four separate villages
Slaugham parish is unusual in covering four distinct settlements, Handcross, Pease Pottage, Slaugham itself and Warninglid, each with its own character despite sharing the same parish council.
The wider parish extends to over 2,400 hectares, much of it open countryside and ancient woodland within the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
A wooded, rural setting
Beyond the village centre, Slaugham sits within the High Weald AONB, with extensive woodland surrounding the settlement, a noticeably different landscape to the more open farmland found around some of Horsham's other villages.
Council and distance from Horsham
Mid Sussex District Council covers planning and building control across the whole of Slaugham parish, including Slaugham village itself, around five and a half miles north-east of Horsham.
Frequently asked questions
Are Handcross and Pease Pottage part of Slaugham?+
Yes, all three, along with Warninglid, sit within the same Slaugham civil parish, even though each has a distinct village centre of its own.
Which council covers Slaugham?+
Mid Sussex District Council covers planning and building control for Slaugham.
Nearby areas
Services
Useful local links
- Crawley Borough Council – Planning — The planning authority for Crawley, which sits outside the Horsham district boundary.
- GOV.UK – Planning permission: when you need it — Government guidance on when planning permission is required in England and Wales.
- GOV.UK – Party Wall etc. Act 1996 guidance — Government guidance on notifying neighbours and resolving disputes over shared or boundary walls, relevant to attached garage conversions.
- Planning Portal – Garage conversion — National guidance on when planning permission is needed for a garage conversion in England.
- Planning Portal – Extensions — National guidance on permitted development rules for single-storey house extensions.
- Planning Portal – Outbuildings — National guidance on permitted development rules for garden buildings and outbuildings, including height and coverage limits.