Horsham Roadworks This Week: A24 Findon Shut to 21 November

Two authorities dig up the roads around Horsham, and knowing which is which saves you searching the wrong website. West Sussex County Council looks after most local roads, from the A24 bypass to the village lanes. National Highways runs the M23, A23 and A27 (who does what). This page covers what is shut in and around the district from 12 November, the single-lane A29 at Pulborough, and the permanent facts that outlast any one set of cones: key routes, station parking and the park and ride.

Closed now and in the fortnight ahead (checked 12 November 2026)

The A24 at Findon stays shut until Saturday 21 November. West Sussex County Council’s highway improvement works on the Findon bypass, northbound and southbound, started at 8pm on Thursday 5 November. The street works record we read on 12 November still books them to 21 November. The same booking closes Findon Road, the High Street and Nepcote in Findon village. Findon is about 12 miles south of Horsham, on the A24 route to Worthing. The record says the roads are “closed for some or all of the period”. It gives no hours and no diversion, so check the county’s live map before you set off (street works record, A24 Findon bypass southbound, northbound).

The A29 at Coldwaltham is booked to close from Friday 13 November to Sunday 29 November. The county council has booked London Road, Coldwaltham, for “works for road purposes”, with Stopham Road in Pulborough booked over the same dates. Both are provisional permits: the record says a full permit is needed before work can start, and the Coldwaltham entry had not been updated since 8 October when we read it on 12 November. Coldwaltham is about two miles south of Pulborough on the A29 towards Bury (street works record, London Road, Coldwaltham, Stopham Road).

On the trunk roads, the nearest overnight closures are on the A23 at Bolney on Friday. National Highways’ closure report updated at 3.29pm on 11 November has:

• the A23 northbound London Road entry slip and both Hickstead slips shut tonight, Thursday 12 November, 8pm to 5am
• the A23 northbound Hickstead entry slip and both Bolney slips shut on Friday 13 November, 8pm to 6am, the nearest of the week to the A272 junction at Bolney
• nothing near Horsham on Saturday or Sunday night
• the M23 southbound junction 9 slips at Gatwick shut on Monday 16 November, 8pm to 5am
• the A23 southbound Dale Hill, Donkey Island and Pyecombe services slips shut on Tuesday 17 November, 8pm to 6am

The table further down has the rest (National Highways 7-day closure report).

On the railway, Sunday 22 November is the one to watch. No Southern trains run to or from London Victoria that day. Before that, buses replace trains at the southern end of the Arun Valley line on 14 and 15 November. The details are in the trains section below.

County and utility street works. These are the closures the Department for Transport street works record carried for the district on 12 November, as republished by StreetGuide. A booking gives a window, not a promise: a road may only shut for part of it, and some of these are provisional permits that still need a full permit before work can start.

The longest new booking is on Nyetimber Lane, West Chiltington. Southern Gas Networks has booked it from Monday 16 November to 30 April 2027, more than five months, with the record saying the road will be closed “for some or all of the period”. It gives no reason beyond repair and maintenance.

Further out in Horsham town, the record has Southern Gas Networks signals on Comptons Lane from 30 November and on Pondtail Road from 7 December, the county closing New Street from 8 to 11 December, and the county’s Parkway westbound closure on 9 and 10 December. Southern Water’s Green Lane closure is booked for 30 November to 2 December.

Cricketfield Road, Horsham, had a daytime closure outside No. 8. The county council’s order came into operation on 2 November for electrical connection works, 8am to 6pm daily for seven days, so it should now have ended (WSCC order, dated 29 October).

The record gives no reason beyond the type of work, and no diversion routes. Before you set off, check the county’s live one.network map, which carries the same bookings and shows which have started (StreetGuide for RH12, RH13, RH20).

In Horsham town. These come from Horsham District Council’s list of approved event closures, read on 12 November (HDC upcoming road closures).

• Christmas launch, Friday 20 November. The Carfax from Blackhorse Way to the Copnall Way junction, including Swan Yard, and Park Place close from 3.30pm to 8.30pm. Access is from Blackhorse Way and the Causeway only.
• Storrington, Thursday 3 December. Old Mill Drive closes from 11.30am to 10pm, and parts of Church Street and North Street from 2pm to 10pm.
• Seasonal Friday Late, Friday 18 December. The Carfax closes again from 5.30pm to 8.30pm, on the same stretch as the Christmas launch.
• Scouts’ St George’s Day parade, Tuesday 27 April 2027. North Street, Park Street, Park Way, East Street and the Carfax close in stages from 2.30pm to 3.30pm.
• On-street parking went up on Thursday 1 October. Town centre pay and display is now £2.10 an hour, up from £1.90. Permit, visitor and dispensation charges rose across the Horsham and Billingshurst zones too. The full table is in our report on the new charges.
• Waiting is banned on the north side of Greenway, 43 metres either side of the construction access to the Greenway Junior School site, 7am to 5pm daily. That order came into operation on 20 July and is expected to last 18 months (WSCC notice).
• West Parade is open again. The county council said on 7 October that its North Parade and West Parade scheme has been delivered, with two new pedestrian crossings, upgraded signals, two-way cycling on West Parade, a 20mph limit and weight restrictions for larger vehicles (WSCC, 7 October 2026).

On the motorway and trunk roads. These come from the National Highways closure report updated at 3.29pm on 11 November, covering the nights to Tuesday 17 November. All closures run overnight.

The A24 and A264 carry no National Highways closures in this edition, because the county council, not National Highways, runs them. The report is reissued twice a day on weekdays (National Highways 7-day closure report).

Finished since we last checked.

• Remembrance Sunday, 8 November: the parade closures in Horsham, Billingshurst, Henfield, Pulborough, Slinfold, Southwater and Storrington have passed. Our Remembrance Sunday page has what happened.
• Southern Water’s closure of High Street and Manleys Hill in Storrington was booked to 12 November, and its Haglands Lane closure in West Chiltington to 11 November.
• The A23 northbound slip closures at Pyecombe, Donkey Island and Hurstpierpoint ran on the nights of 10 and 11 November, and the A27 closure between Falmer and Southerham on 9 November.
• Sunday 8 November’s slower Thameslink trains, when engineering work around Norwood Junction and East Croydon lengthened journeys between London and Horsham.
• Southern Gas Networks’ two-way signals at Christs Hospital were booked to 12 November.
• Two speed limit consultations closed on 1 October: the Wickhurst Green 20mph zone in Broadbridge Heath and the longer A283 40mph limit at Storrington and Washington. No decision had been published when we last checked; the details are in our report on the two proposals.

Nine footpaths and bridleways in the district are shut

These closures do not show up on a roadworks map, but they will end a walk. This is the county council’s list of unavailable rights of way, last updated on 6 November and read on 12 November, for parishes in the Horsham district (WSCC unavailable rights of way).

• Henfield, Public Footpath 3200 (part): to 19 November, about 200 metres between Footpaths 3625 and 2520_1, because the river embankment has failed. This one is new to the list.
• North Horsham, Public Footpaths 1586 and 3565: to 8 December, for works on the footpaths.
• Billingshurst, Public Footpath 1325_1: to 11 December, for an unsafe bridge.
• West Grinstead, Public Footpath 1814: to 8 March 2027, 420 metres from its junction with Footpath 1815 eastwards to the Downs Link. Broken bridge (WSCC order dated 3 September 2026).
• Shipley, Public Footpath 1889: to 16 March 2027, about 175 metres from Footpath 1888 eastwards to Shipley Road, for tree felling and site preparation linked to a planning permission (WSCC No. 2 Order, dated 17 September 2026).
• Rusper, Public Footpaths 1501 and 1502 (part): to 31 March 2027, for an unsafe bridge.
• Ashurst and West Grinstead, Bridleway 2370: to 4 April 2027, 1.34km from Bridleway 1864 southwards to Bridleway 1871. Broken bridge. The order dated 1 October called it a footpath (WSCC order).
• Rusper, Public Footpath 1492: to 9 April 2027, 2,260 metres east from Friday Street to High Street, where a landslip halted planned resurfacing (WSCC order dated 8 October 2026).
• Slinfold, Public Footpath 1401: to 1 November 2027, for an unsafe bridge.

Shipley Footpath 3217, from School Lane to Countryman Lane, which was closed for a broken footbridge, has come off the county’s list. Four closures we listed before the autumn are not on it either. Orders for Shipley Bridleway 1966 (broken bridge, from 23 August), West Chiltington Footpath 2437 (surface erosion, from 20 August), Parham Footpath 2430 (broken bridge, from 5 August) and Itchingfield Footpath 1628_1 (broken bridge, from 2 July) were each made for up to six months. We could not confirm whether those paths have reopened; check with the county before relying on them.

Queries about any of these go to the county council’s rights of way team on 01243 777620.

On the trains: Arun Valley buses on 14 and 15 November, no Victoria on 22 November

These come from Southern’s planned engineering work calendar, read on 12 November, and National Rail’s engineering works notices. None of the weekend notices gives clock times.

Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 November: buses at the southern end of the Arun Valley line. Buses replace trains between Arundel and Barnham, and between Angmering and Barnham via Littlehampton, closing all lines there. The routes affected include Horsham to Bognor Regis. Southern says trains will run to an amended timetable between London Victoria and Arundel, so Horsham’s own trains to London are not cut, but anyone heading for the coast should check the journey planner (Southern, 14 November, National Rail).

Monday 16 to Friday 20 November, late nights: buses on the Brighton line. Thameslink trains are replaced by buses between Three Bridges and Brighton from about 00:25 to 05:05 on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings, and from 01:25 to 05:05 on Friday morning. This does not touch Horsham’s own line, but matters if you come home late via Three Bridges (National Rail, 16 to 20 November).

Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 November: buses via Havant. Work in the Havant area closes all lines. The notice lists Horsham to Portsmouth Harbour among the routes affected, with buses between Barnham and Portsmouth Harbour and between Barnham and Southampton Central (National Rail, 21 and 22 November).

Sunday 22 November: no Southern trains to or from London Victoria. Work at Victoria closes every platform Southern and Gatwick Express use, and Gatwick Express does not run. Southern says trains between Victoria and Littlehampton, Barnham and Bognor Regis “will be diverted to operate to / from London Bridge, running to an amended timetable with some extended journey times”. Those are the Arun Valley trains that call at Horsham, but the notice does not name the town, so check your train before you go. Thameslink is the other way into London that day (Southern, 22 November, National Rail). Further ahead, two dates for the diary, from Southern’s Brighton Main Line page as read on 2 October. Horsham is on the diversion route when the Brighton Main Line shuts, so the town’s trains get busier rather than cancelled:

• Sunday 10 January 2027: no trains between Gatwick Airport and Purley or East Croydon.
• Saturday 13 to Sunday 21 February 2027: a nine-day closure between Three Bridges and Lewes, Brighton or Hove via Haywards Heath, timed for the half-term holiday (Southern Brighton Main Line engineering work).

The A29 at Pulborough: one lane, three years on

A landslip on 28 December 2022 shut the A29 Church Hill at Pulborough. It has not been fully open since. On 18 April 2023 the county council partly reopened it, with traffic allowed in both directions through a single lane down the centre of the road, protected by concrete blocks and controlled by two-way signals. Permanent signals with queue-detection cameras replaced the manned lights in July 2023 (WSCC A29 Pulborough page).

That arrangement is still in place. The council’s latest update, on 18 September 2026, says “the current traffic management and concrete barrier arrangements will remain in place” until it is satisfied the risks have been dealt with, and that it carries out daily site inspections and regular geotechnical assessments. It finished a programme of tree safety work on the embankments in May 2026. Both embankments are privately owned, and the council says it is “continuing to explore available options” with the landowners. There is still no date for a permanent fix.

The legal side: the council served notices on the landowners requiring tree works, and the landowners appealed. On 12 January 2026 the council reported that a magistrates’ court hearing had dismissed those appeals.

The road still shuts completely now and then for work on site. The last full closure the council announced was on Monday 14 September, 9.30am to 3.30pm, between the A283 junction and New Place Road, to inspect the traffic lights. When it shuts, the signed diversion runs the long way round:

• the A283 through Storrington and Washington
• the A24 north through Ashington, Shipley and West Grinstead
• the A272 west through Coolham, Coneyhurst and Billingshurst
• the A29 south through Adversane

One change is coming to that stretch. The county council has consulted on permanent speed limits on the A29 and adjoining roads at Coldwaltham, Bury and Fittleworth:

• 20mph through Coldwaltham village
• 30mph between Bury Gate and Watersfield
• 40mph between Coldwaltham and Pulborough

Comments closed on 20 August 2026. The county council has moved the scheme to its closed TRO consultations list but had not published a decision, and no made order had appeared on the Public Notice Portal when we checked on 20 September (WSCC notice, reference TRO/HOR8015/RC).

Bigger schemes on the horizon

The next generation of works around Horsham will come from development. The West of Ifield scheme on the Crawley border includes a full application for its first-phase roads, the Crawley Western Multi-Modal Corridor with access from Charlwood Road; our Horsham planning news page tracks where it has got to. In Rusper, the 43-home Millfields Farm site comes with a new access on East Street, crossing improvements and a wider 30mph zone. The parish council is still carrying the June 2026 highways agreement notice and no construction date has been published (Rusper Parish Council notice). The Broadbridge Heath junction rebuild, Newbridge roundabout and the downgraded old bypass finished in 2021. Those are the settled state of the west side, not pending work.

The evergreen facts: routes, station parking, park and ride

The key routes. The A24 carries north to south traffic past the town between Dorking and Worthing. The A264 links Horsham to Crawley and M23 junction 11. The A281 threads through the town centre towards Guildford one way and Henfield the other. The A272 crosses the district east to west, and the A29 takes the Billingshurst corridor towards Bognor. When any one of them fails, its traffic lands on the others. That is why one overnight M23 closure can make Roffey busy at midnight.

Station parking. The car park at Horsham station is run by APCOA for Southern, open 24 hours, from £5.10 a day, with five Blue Badge bays, four EV charging spaces and two motorbike spaces. Parking is free for Blue Badge holders, but the car park is ANPR-controlled, so you still have to register the car. The two official sources disagree on size: APCOA lists 185 spaces, National Rail lists 220 (APCOA, National Rail). Train times, season costs and the last trains home are on the trains to London page.

Hop Oast park and ride. Still running, seven days a week, and cheap. Metrobus routes 23 and 98 serve the site off the B2237 Worthing Road (RH13 0AR), with a £2.70 day ticket valid in both directions for up to five people, or £1.80 singles before 9am Monday to Friday. Concessionary passes are free after 9.30am on weekdays and any time at weekends. The site opens 4am to 9pm daily, the exit stays open 24 hours, and there is a 2-metre height limit. Last buses back from town are 10.12pm on route 23 and 11.42pm on route 98 Monday to Saturday, dropping to 4.34pm and 6.27pm on Sundays (Metrobus). For a Saturday in town it comfortably undercuts the town centre car parks, but check that Sunday finish before you leave the car.

How to check what is dug up today

• One.network’s West Sussex map is the county council’s own live roadworks feed, showing the next two weeks, closures and diversions (WSCC roadworks map page).
• National Highways’ road closure report covers the M23, A23 and A27. It is republished twice a day on weekdays.
• Horsham District Council’s road closures page lists every approved event closure in the district.
• WSCC Highways posts live updates at @WSHighways and takes closure queries on 01243 642105.

Frequently asked questions

Are Horsham trains affected this weekend?

On 14 and 15 November buses replace trains between Arundel and Barnham, at the southern end of the Arun Valley line; trains still run between London Victoria and Arundel to an amended timetable. On Sunday 22 November no Southern trains run to or from London Victoria, and Littlehampton, Barnham and Bognor Regis trains run to London Bridge instead (Southern, 14 November, 22 November).

Is the A24 at Findon closed in November?

Yes. West Sussex County Council’s highway improvement works on the Findon bypass, in both directions, started at 8pm on 5 November and are booked to 21 November, according to the street works record we read on 12 November. Findon Road, the High Street and Nepcote in the village are in the same booking. The record says the roads are closed “for some or all of the period” and gives no hours or diversion, so check the one.network map before you travel (street works record).

Which roads are closed around Horsham next week?

The A24 Findon bypass stays shut to 21 November. The street works record, as read on 12 November, has the county booked to close the A29 London Road at Coldwaltham and Stopham Road in Pulborough from 13 to 29 November, on provisional permits, and Southern Gas Networks closing Nyetimber Lane, West Chiltington, from 16 November. National Highways shuts the A23 northbound Bolney slips overnight on Friday 13 November (StreetGuide, RH20, National Highways).

Is West Parade in Horsham open again?

Yes. West Sussex County Council said on 7 October that the North Parade and West Parade scheme has been delivered: two new crossings, new signals, two-way cycling on West Parade and a 20mph limit (WSCC).

How much is on-street parking in Horsham now?

£2.10 an hour in the town centre since 1 October 2026, up from £1.90. Billingshurst’s Daux Road went from £1.10 to £1.30, and permit, visitor and dispensation charges rose across both controlled parking zones. Our report on the new charges has the full table (WSCC notice of variation, 10 September 2026).

When is the Carfax next closed?

On Friday 20 November from 3.30pm to 8.30pm, with Park Place, for the Christmas launch, and on Friday 18 December from 5.30pm to 8.30pm for a Seasonal Friday Late (Horsham District Council).

Is the A29 at Pulborough still closed?

Not fully. Church Hill has run as a single lane under two-way traffic signals, between concrete barriers, since 18 April 2023, after the December 2022 landslip. The council’s 18 September 2026 update says that arrangement stays until the risks are dealt with, and gives no date for a permanent repair (WSCC).

Where do I find live roadworks around Horsham today?

The county council feeds its works into the one.network West Sussex map. National Highways publishes a closure report for the M23, A23 and A27, updated on weekdays.

Does Horsham have a park and ride?

Yes, Hop Oast, south of town off the Worthing Road: Metrobus routes 23 and 98, seven days a week, £2.70 for a day ticket covering up to five people (Metrobus).

Sources

• National Highways 7-day closure report, edition updated 11 November 2026 at 3.29pm covering the nights to 17 November, read 12 November (A23 North Terminal, London Road, Hickstead, Bolney, Dale Hill, Donkey Island and Pyecombe; A27 Patcham; M23 junctions 7 to 11)
• Street works records for the A24 Findon bypass southbound and northbound, Stopham Road, Pulborough, High Street, Storrington and London Road, Coldwaltham, read 6 and 12 November
• National Rail engineering works notices for 14 and 15 November, 16 to 20 November, 21 and 22 November and 22 November at Victoria, read 7 November
• Southern planned engineering work for 14 November, 15 November, 21 November and 22 November, read 12 November; Southern’s Brighton Main Line engineering work page, read 2 October
• WSCC: £1.8m investment delivers safer walking, wheeling and cycling routes, 7 October 2026 (West Parade and North Parade)
• WSCC A29 Pulborough page, read 26 October (18 September 2026 update, still the latest; 12 January 2026 court update, April and July 2023 reopening updates)
• Street works records via StreetGuide, which republishes the DfT street works data, read 12 November: Horsham, Warnham, Slinfold and Broadbridge Heath (RH12), Partridge Green, Billingshurst and West Chiltington (RH13), Coldwaltham, Pulborough, Storrington and Washington (RH20)
• West Sussex County Council traffic orders via the Public Notice Portal: Cricketfield Road, Horsham, Horsham West Parade and Greenway, the Broadbridge Heath and A283 speed limit proposals and the 1 October on-street parking rise, Ashurst and West Grinstead Footpath 2370, Rusper Footpath 1492, West Grinstead Footpath 1814, Shipley Footpath 1889, No. 2 Order, Shipley Bridleway 1966, West Chiltington Footpath 2437, Parham Footpath 2430 and the A29 speed limit proposals, Itchingfield Footpath 1628_1
• WSCC National Highways responsibilities and the one.network roadworks map page
• WSCC unavailable public rights of way routes, last updated 6 November, read 12 November
• Horsham District Council: upcoming road closures, read 12 November (Christmas launch 20 November; Storrington 3 December; Seasonal Friday Late 18 December; Scouts parade 27 April 2027)
• West Sussex County Council: Horsham live TRO consultations and its on-street parking charges
• Metrobus: Horsham park and ride; National Rail: Horsham station; APCOA Horsham
• Rusper Parish Council roadworks notices (Millfields Farm highway works)

Roadworks change week to week. Check the live maps on the day you travel. The National Highways closures, the street works bookings, Southern’s engineering calendar, the district council’s event closures and the county’s rights of way list (as last updated on 6 November) were all checked on 12 November 2026. The A29 position is as of the council’s 18 September update. The station parking and park and ride figures were checked on 30 August. Only closures with a statutory notice, a National Highways entry, a street works record, a council closure list or a rail engineering listing behind them are listed here.