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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 dates4,404Searchable applications
553Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 3,247 approved or refused records
236Refused applications
3,011 approved · 236 refused · 227 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- RefusedDM/24/2957
Sever existing land to retain existing public house use and area of pub garden and erect a convenience store and 4 no. apartments with associated works, including alterations to the existing vehicular access and car park
The Prince Albert Copthorne Bank Copthorne Crawley West Sussex RH10 3QX
Received 3 Dec 2024 - Prior Notification Not RequiredDM/24/2958
Engineering works to create a clean water storage lagoon to provide off mains drinking water for the cattle housed at the unit. Works include the excavation and stockpiling of topsoil and carrying out of cut and fill operations to create the lagoon. The stored topsoil will be spread over the area of the works.
Holmbush Farm Isaacs Lane Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 4RY
Received 3 Dec 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/2959
Proposed change of use from commercial warehouse to proposed gym use on ground and first floor
Mabels Emporium 10 Victoria Way Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 9NF
Received 3 Dec 2024 - RefusedDM/24/2960
Replacement garage with annex over
37 Sunnyside Close East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 4QW
Received 3 Dec 2024 - WithdrawnDM/24/2961
Non material amendment to application DM/23/2934
1 The Chestnuts Lindfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 2AS
Received 3 Dec 2024 - Prior Notification Not RequiredDM/24/2962
Erection of a single storey rear extension extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 7m, to a maximum height of 4m, and maximum eaves height of 3m.
31 Dale Avenue Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8LP
Received 3 Dec 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/2963
Application for Modification of Planning Obligation Schedule 1, Paragraphs 5.6 and 5.7 (Scamps Hill Country Park) and Schedule 3, Paragraph 3 (Primary School Land) pursuant to the S.106 Agreement Dated 9 June 2017
Land To The South Of Scamps Hill Scaynes Hill Road Lindfield West Sussex
Received 3 Dec 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/2964
Widening of existing dormers (amendment to previously approved DM/24/1771) (altered description 19/12)
Ockenden House Ockenden Lane Cuckfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 5LD
Received 2 Dec 2024 - WithdrawnDM/24/2965
8 Dead Scotch Pines - Fell to ground level.
Tubbys MOT Ltd Unit 3A Acacia Grove Copthorne Road Copthorne Crawley West Sussex RH10 3PD
Received 4 Dec 2024 - RefusedDM/24/2966
Proposed rear flat roof extension and cladding to front first floor elevation.
35 Blackthorns Lindfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 2AX
Received 4 Dec 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/2967
T1 and T2 Ash - fell to ground level, have Ash dieback and are over the highway.
The Tobias School Of Art The Tobias School Of Art Coombe Hill Road East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 4LZ
Received 4 Dec 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/2968
Discharge of planning condition no.s 11 and 12 in relation to DM/23/2544
Crawley Down Village Hall Turners Hill Road Crawley Down Crawley West Sussex RH10 4HE
Received 4 Dec 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/2969
Discharge of condition no 13 in relation to planning application DM/23/1548
Land To The South Of Kings Way Burgess Hill West Sussex
Received 4 Dec 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/2970
Construction of new commercial building within classes E(g), B2 and B8.
Capital Hair And Beauty Unit A Consort Way Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 9TJ
Received 4 Dec 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/2971
Discharge of conditions 3, 4, 5, 8 and 9 relating to planning application DM/23/1400
Brook Street Garage Brook Street Garage Forge Works Sparks Lane Cuckfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 5JP
Received 4 Dec 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/2973
Replace windows and doors to the rear of existing single storey extension with 6m span of bi-fold doors. Install a 3m x 2m roof lantern within flat roof of existing rear single storey extension. Build a detached double garage. Replace front entrance steps.
1 Acorn Close East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 4BY
Received 4 Dec 2024 - RefusedDM/24/2974
Discharge of Condition 2, in regards to DM/23/3133. (Additional drainage information received 22/07/26.
Land At Highfields Brighton Road Warninglid West Sussex
Received 27 Nov 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/2975
Demolition of existing garage with erection of replacement Annexe.
Finches Corner Hickmans Lane Lindfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 2NZ
Received 5 Dec 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/2976
Erection of boundary wall to rear of building and revised fenestration to rear elevation.
Devonshire House High Street Handcross Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6BJ
Received 5 Dec 2024 - WithdrawnDM/24/2979
T3 - Montery Cypress Reduce height of weakened remaining stem to the South, by 4m (to same level of North Stem that was previously snapped in storm from 16m to 12m).
Tree Adjacent To 2 Willowhurst Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 0XT
Received 5 Dec 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/2980
Proposed first floor extension to change bungalow to a house.
32 Fairfield Road Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 8QQ
Received 6 Dec 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/2981
Variation of condition 4 of planning appeal ref AP/23/0015 (DM/22/0867) - To allow for design changes
Palmers Autocentre Tyres Palmers Autocentre Tyres Turners Hill Road Crawley Down Crawley West Sussex RH10 4HQ
Received 6 Dec 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/2983
Replacement of existing container with new building.
White Horse Lodge Furzeland Way Sayers Common Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9JB
Received 6 Dec 2024 - ApprovedDM/24/2984
Proposed first floor rear extension.
Burnside Scaynes Hill Road Lindfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 2QQ
Received 6 Dec 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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