Plans to extend cemetery approved by council

The expansion of the cemetery will create an additional 467 burial plots

Plans to extend a cemetery in West Sussex have been approved by the district council.

The expansion of Hills Cemetery in Horsham will create an additional 467 burial plots and 659 spaces for the interment of ashes.

An application to change the use of a former allotment site next to the cemetery in Guildford Road was approved by Horsham District Council planning committee on Tuesday.

Councillor John Milne said: “It’s a shame to lose the allotments, but it’s always been known that this land was intended for the cemetery and that there is a real shortage of space.”

The application also includes the addition of hard-standing routes within the site, creating a one-way system for pedestrians and vehicles.

Councillor Ruth Fletcher said the extension was “much-needed” and it was “good to see it going ahead”.