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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 dates4,339Searchable applications
552Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 3,190 approved or refused records
233Refused applications
2,957 approved · 233 refused · 224 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/2802
Demolition of the existing garage. Replaced with a single storey extension in the same footprint and connected to the main house. A new two storey side extension, new single storey front extension including porch and a new roof light window to the rear.
29 Meadow Drive Lindfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 2RS
Received 18 Nov 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/2804
(T1) Quercus Rober (English Oak) - Reduce crown by approx 2-2.5 and no further than previous cut points.
4 Folders Close Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 0TA
Received 18 Nov 2024 - No ObjectionDM/24/2805
Limes Trees X5 (Group G1) - re-pollarded back to previous points.
Lindsay House Whitemans Green Cuckfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 5BX
Received 18 Nov 2024 - No ObjectionDM/24/2806
Hawthorn - Reduce Crown by up to 2 metres and reshape. Holly remove
Myrtle Villa Chapel Lane Horsted Keynes Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 7AF
Received 18 Nov 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/2819
Proposed front and side two storey extension with raised decking to the rear.
32 Wood Ride Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 4NJ
Received 18 Nov 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/2821
Discharge of planning condition nos 5 and 6 of appeal reference AP/24/0025 (DM/23/1713).
Paxhill Park Lane Lindfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 2QS
Received 19 Nov 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/2822
Replacement of the existing oil tank fired boilers with a new Air and Water Source Heat Pump system and associated works.
Wakehurst Place Selsfield Road Ardingly Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6TN
Received 14 Nov 2024 - No ObjectionDM/24/2823
Ash Tree - Fell
Jordans Church Lane Ardingly Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6UP
Received 19 Nov 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/2824
Oak Tree (T1) reduce two lowest limbs by approx 1.5m
1 Oakley Grove Crawley Down Crawley West Sussex RH10 4UT
Received 19 Nov 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/2825
Proposed single storey rear extension and alterations.
Hillcrest Coombe Hill Road East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 4LY
Received 19 Nov 2024 - UnknownDM/24/2826
EIA Screening request for Proposed Development of Land at Foxhole Farm Bolney, comprising demolition of existing barns and development of site so as to accommodate up to 200 houses with associated car parking, landscaping & community facilities including a circa 450sqm community building, encompassing land for education provision, together with separate play areas, informal outdoor space, allotments, a community orchard and 3.26 ha of countryside open space.
Land At Foxhole Farm Foxhole Lane Bolney Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 5NB
Received 19 Nov 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/2828
Variation of condition 1 of planning application DM/23/0056 - to extend the patio and alter the driveway and parking area adjacent to the approved garage.
The Old Rectory Church Lane Twineham Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 5NR
Received 19 Nov 2024 - WithdrawnDM/24/2829
Proposed single storey rear extension and side extension
37 Linden Avenue East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 1LS
Received 19 Nov 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/2830
Conversion of the existing barn and stable block to a residential property and creation of a new access.
Orchard Farm Nash Lane Scaynes Hill Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 7NJ
Received 19 Nov 2024 - No ObjectionDM/24/2833
Oak Tree (T1) - Reduce by 2.5 metres on the southern side, not beyond previous cut points. Reduce by 1m on the northern side of the tree by 1m.
Woolacombe House Portland Road Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 9RL
Received 20 Nov 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/2834
Hip to gable roof extension, loft conversion including the formation of a dormer in rear roof slope and the insertion of 4 nos rooflights in the front roof slope.
65 Penn Crescent Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 3HP
Received 20 Nov 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/2835
Single storey rear and part first floor side infill extension
65 Penn Crescent Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 3HP
Received 20 Nov 2024 - WithdrawnDM/24/2836
Conversion of existing garage to create home office with storage space above. Replacement of garage door with window to match main house and french doors to rear. Rear hipped roof to be converted to gable.
10 Oathall Road Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 3EA
Received 20 Nov 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/2837
Single storey rear and side extension and alterations to roof and demolish existing conservatory and porch.
4 Elger Way Copthorne Crawley West Sussex RH10 3JJ
Received 20 Nov 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/2838
Non Material Amendment to application HP/00/02576/FUL - to add a condition to allow amendments to the approved plans.
Burgess Hill Burial Ground Jane Murray Way Burgess Hill West Sussex
Received 20 Nov 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/2839
Proposed removal of the modern disused and redundant agricultural buildings and creation of an events venue through the erection of an events barn and open barn. Proposed use of redundant Grade II Listed farmhouse and Curtilage Listed Building to provide ancillary accommodation to serve the events venue. Proposed erection of estate barn to assist with operation of events venue and retained agricultural land. Provision of driveway and parking area to north of proposed events venue, plus ancillary infrastructure including surface and foul water drainage strategy. Provision of ecological enhancements and hard and soft landscaping.
Twineham Court Farm Bob Lane Twineham Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 5NH
Received 20 Nov 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/2846
Alterations to existing rear single storey extension. External alterations including new external materials, side storage wall and associated works. New windows and doors. Hip to gable roof extension with full width rear loft dormer and 2no. front roof lights.
103 Station Road Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 9ED
Received 21 Nov 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/2847
Remove existing conservatory and detached garage and erect section new fence adjacent to the twitten. Erect a rear/side wrap-around extension and construct replacement roof structure, including increasing the ridge hight, with two rear facing dormers to create additional first floor accommodation. (Tree protection details received 10.01.2025)
5 Parkside East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 1JG
Received 21 Nov 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/2848
Proposed single storey ground floor rear extension. Removal of existing conservatory and new raised decking.
8 Chancellors Park Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8EZ
Received 21 Nov 2024
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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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