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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 dates4,346Searchable applications
552Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 3,197 approved or refused records
233Refused applications
2,964 approved · 233 refused · 224 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- WithdrawnDM/24/2892
Ash tree - fell
Knowles Street Lane Ardingly Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6UJ
Received 26 Nov 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/2894
Variation of Condition 1 of planning application 14/00858/CND- to allow to open extra hour on Friday and Saturday to 2:30 am.
Savannah Cafe Bar 44 - 46 The Broadway Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 3AL
Received 26 Nov 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/2897
Discharge of planning condition nos 1 and 4 relating to planning application DM/21/2627.
Land At And Adjacent To The Former Sewage Treatment Works Fairbridge Way Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 8BF
Received 26 Nov 2024 - WithdrawnDM/24/2898
Non Material Amendment to application DM/24/1289 - Change two 600mm diameter obscured round windows on the side of the house into two obscured square windows. One 500x500mm, the other 600x600mm
67 Maypole Road Ashurst Wood East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 3RB
Received 27 Nov 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/2899
Proposed loft conversion with hip to gable and rear dormer
4 King George Avenue East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 2AS
Received 27 Nov 2024 - No ObjectionDM/24/2901
Silver Birch - Reduce by 2-3 metres back to previous growth points.
The Barn Hickmans Lane Lindfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 2PX
Received 27 Nov 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/2902
Variation of condition 1 of planning application DM/24/0407 - to amend the approved plans to allow for design changes.
Barn Cottage Ockley Lane Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8NX
Received 27 Nov 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/2903
Facing brick wall with railing to front boundary to replace fence.
Rose Cottage College Road Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 1QP
Received 27 Nov 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/2904
Discharge of planning condition no 9 relating to planning application DM/22/0921.
Development Site At Former Tower Car Sales Tower Close East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 3JX
Received 27 Nov 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/2905
Modification of S.106 agreement relating to DM/15/4457 to insert a new paragraph 1.16 at Schedule 2 to ensure that restriction on the number of dwellings that may be provided as affordable housing and the obligations governing the use of the affordable housing units do not apply to the use of market housing units as additional affordable housing.
Land To The South Of Scamps Hill Scaynes Hill Road Lindfield West Sussex
Received 27 Nov 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/2906
Discharge of Condition 5 relating to planning reference DM/24/2127.
Cart Lodge Rashes Farm Selsfield Road Turners Hill Crawley West Sussex RH10 4PR
Received 28 Nov 2024 - No ObjectionDM/24/2907
1x Populus nigra T1000001 (T1) - Repeat whole crown reduction by approximately 5-6m, crown lift to 6m above ground level all aspects and remove epicormic growth. 2x Tilia europaea T1000002 (T2) and T1000003 (T3) - Repeat whole crown reduction by approximately 1-2m, crown lift to 6m above ground level over the carriageway and 4m all other aspects, and remove epicormic and basal growth.
Land Adj To 2 And 4 Fairford Close Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 3EF
Received 28 Nov 2024 - RefusedDM/24/2908
Proposed siting of a caravan for ancillary residential use on land at The Barn.
The Barn Nyes Hill Farm Wineham Lane Bolney Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 5SD
Received 28 Nov 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/2909
Demolition of detached garage and provision of two storey side/rear extension and associated alterations.
12 Churchill Way Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 0ES
Received 27 Nov 2024 - WithdrawnDM/24/2910
Proposed single storey side extension with linked access from main dwelling to provide ground floor cloakroom with additional reception/bedroom accommodation
8 Newstone Cottages East Street Turners Hill Crawley West Sussex RH10 4PX
Received 28 Nov 2024 - WithdrawnDM/24/2911
Proposed single storey side extension with linked access from main dwelling to provide ground floor cloakroom with additional reception/bedroom accommodation
8 Newstone Cottages East Street Turners Hill Crawley West Sussex RH10 4PX
Received 28 Nov 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/2912
Proposed conversion of stables and timber barn to one residential dwelling and change of use of land to residential curtilage.
Equestrian Yard London Road Balcombe West Sussex
Received 28 Nov 2024 - RefusedDM/24/2913
Prior Notification application for the change of use of a building from agricultural use to residential (C3) with associated operational development
Pellings Barn Mill Lane Sayers Common West Sussex
Received 28 Nov 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/2914
Discharge of condition no 8 in relating to planning application DM/24/0981.
Homebase 219 - 225 London Road East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 1HA
Received 28 Nov 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/2918
Demolition of existing garage. Proposed front, rear and side extension and new storm porch
28 Fox Hill Village Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 4QZ
Received 28 Nov 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/2919
T1 - Ash - Reduce height by 2-3 metres. Reduce lateral branch over highway by 2-3 metres. Reduce lateral branch overhanging neighbouring driveway by 2-3 metres.
The Croft Stockcroft Road Balcombe Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6LH
Received 29 Nov 2024 - No ObjectionDM/24/2920
Proposal to install a new stub pole next to existing pole number 615225. To install a new pole mounted transformer (PMT) on pole 615225
Land To The South Of Kings Way Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 0TH
Received 29 Nov 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/2921
Proposed single storey flat roof rear extension, pitched roof single storey side extension and new pitched roof placed over existing flat roof over the existing garage, playroom and entrance porch.
3 Bramber Close Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 4AZ
Received 29 Nov 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/2922
Removal of outbuildings and alterations to the existing buildings and hardsurfaces to allow for a change of use from Class C2 (residential institution) use to a Class C3 (dwellinghouse) use to provide 3 no.1-bed flats, 14 no. 2-bed flats, and 2 no. 3-bed two storey dwellings (and retaining Holy Rood Cottage as a 3-bed dwelling), together with 37 no. car parking spaces, private and communal amenity spaces, landscaping, bin and cycle stores. Alterations to existing access points onto and from Ardingly Road and Park Lane.
Hollyrood House Ardingly Road Lindfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 2RA
Received 29 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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