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Mid Sussex District Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Mid Sussex District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates4,327Searchable applications
552Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 3,185 approved or refused records
233Refused applications
2,952 approved · 233 refused · 221 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 May 2017 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information View a planning applicationContact planning Planning Contact DetailsLocal plan Planning PolicyPre-application advice Planning Pre-application AdviceConservation areas Conservation Areas
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanninginfo@midsussex.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiriesplanninginvestigations@midsussex.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiriesplanningpolicy@midsussex.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas31 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- ApprovedDM/24/1434
Discharge condition 9 in regards to DM/23/1769
Bolney Valley London Road Bolney West Sussex
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Not Proceeded WithDM/24/1560
A creation of a layby or one standard car parking space on current public grass verge which is south to Yew Tree Cottage
Land Adj. To Yew Tree Cottage Haywards Heath Road Balcombe Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6NF
Received 24 Jun 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/1585
Redevelopment of two storage barns, to provide a new office building.
Stanbridge Industrial Park Staplefield Lane Staplefield West Sussex RH17 6AS
Received 26 Jun 2024 - WithdrawnDM/24/1590
Retrospective application - Removal of first floor vertical tiling and application of masonry render to all external walls. Insertion of new double glazed windows into reshaped and existing opening and newly formed openings
Former Americas House 273 London Road Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 9QU
Received 27 Jun 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/1623
Retrospective application for the expansion of existing car park area.
Hurstpierpoint College College Lane Hurstpierpoint Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9JS
Received 2 Jul 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/1689
Variation of condition no 7 relating to planning application DM/21/2400.
East Grinstead Service Station 147 - 149 London Road East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 1ET
Received 10 Jul 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/1844
Discharge of Planning Condition No's : 11 and 12 relating to Planning Application DM/23/0091
Oakhurst Maypole Road East Grinstead West Sussex
Received 29 Jul 2024 - WithdrawnDM/24/1858
Proposed brick built shed to rear of garden. Tree Report received 20.11.2024.
High Leigh Church Road Scaynes Hill Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 7NH
Received 30 Jul 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/1879
Replace current wooden windows in property with complete new casement windows in Solid Redwood with Solid Utile Hardwood cill with Heritage Double Glazed units.
2 Church Cottages Street Lane Ardingly Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6UN
Received 5 Aug 2024 - WithdrawnDM/24/1931
Application to retrospectively apply for a mobile home and hardstanding for the continued care of livestock on site and management of land.
Burleigh Oaks Stables East Street Turners Hill West Sussex
Received 9 Aug 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/2035
Discharge of condition 3 relating to planning application DM/23/1769.
Bolney Valley London Road Bolney West Sussex
Received 21 Aug 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/2073
3 x Silver Birch trees. Cut back to previous cutting points
3 Winkhurst Way Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 0RU
Received 27 Aug 2024 - RefusedDM/24/2101
Proposed two storey front extension with storm porch at ground floor level.
Springfield Rashes Farm Selsfield Road Turners Hill Crawley West Sussex RH10 4PR
Received 29 Aug 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/2165
Proposed detached car port/garage
103 Barrack Cottages Brook Street Cuckfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 5JL
Received 5 Sept 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/2219
Part single and part two storey rear extension with internal alterations.
17 Blackthorns Lindfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 2AX
Received 12 Sept 2024 - RefusedDM/24/2228
To change the use of the land adjacent to property to residential garden land. (amended description 16/12/24)
21 Caffin Gardens Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 0QZ
Received 13 Sept 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/2256
Proposed rear single storey extension with pitched roof, new windows and doors and new single storey detached garage.
Sunny Acre London Road Hickstead Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 5LZ
Received 17 Sept 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/2263
Erection of a replacement dwelling with annexe accommodation following demolition of existing dwelling and annexe.
Lake House Old Hollow Copthorne Crawley West Sussex RH10 4TB
Received 17 Sept 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/2288
Refurbishment and upgrade of the existing buildings including window replacement, new roof insulation, structural alterations. New extension on both sides of the existing main building. New Bin at front, new bike storage at the side with landscaping at the rear with a new storage shed.
Park Centre 60 Park Road Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 8ET
Received 19 Sept 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/2317
Change of use and conversion of former Congregational Church building to provide a single dwellinghouse with associated secure cycle storage provision, vehicle parking, bin storage and private amenity space.
Congregational Church Street Lane Ardingly West Sussex
Received 23 Sept 2024 - RefusedDM/24/2330
Two storey side extension to be used as annex.
1 Wintergreen Way Sayers Common Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9ZQ
Received 24 Sept 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/2366
Proposed first floor rear extension creating an additional bedroom. Hip end pitched cut roof running into existing pitched roof. Replace a double window with french doors to rear ground floor.
50 Franklynn Road Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 4DH
Received 27 Sept 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/2406
Replace current wooden windows in property with complete new casement windows in Solid Redwood with Solid Utile Hardwood cill with Heritage Double Glazed units.
2 Church Cottages Street Lane Ardingly Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6UN
Received 4 Aug 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/2409
Proposed conversion of barn to residential use to create 1 2-bedroom dwelling. Removal of existing hardstanding and landscaping.
Slaugham Garden Nursery Staplefield Road Slaugham Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6AG
Received 3 Oct 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Mid Sussex District Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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