Lodges plans for wood

Plans have been put forward to build holiday lodge son a Horsham woodland site.

Planning permission is currently being sought from Horsham District Council to build five ‘ecolodges’ at Cool hurst Wood next to St John’s Church car park south of Hammerpond Road.

The Coolhurst Estate and applicant Frederick Goodall want permission to change the use of the wood to site the lodges as part of a diversification scheme for Rickfield Farm and nearby Coolhurst Vineyard.

They want to build the lodges – which would have wooden cladding and sedum roofs – as holiday lodges for vineyard customers and people taking part in wine tasting days.