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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Mid Sussex District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
3,284 approved · 260 refused · 247 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 May 2017 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
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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.
The Willows Hazelden Place East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 4RH
Received 21 Jul 2025The Stud Bungalow Wyndham Farm Wineham Lane Wineham Haywards Heath West Sussex BN5 9AN
Received 21 Jul 20252 Wyberlye Road Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 8HX
Received 21 Jul 2025West Hoathly Brickworks Hamsey Road Sharpthorne East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 4PB
Received 21 Jul 202516 Ash Grove Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 4PZ
Received 21 Jul 202565 Cuckfield Road Hurstpierpoint Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9RR
Received 21 Jul 2025Bridge Farmhouse Cuckfield Road Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 8RE
Received 21 Jul 2025Shepherds Cottage Stuccles Farm Twineham Lane Sayers Common Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9JF
Received 21 Jul 2025Mount Farm Shaves Wood Lane Albourne Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9DX
Received 21 Jul 202516 St Martin Close Handcross Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6DW
Received 22 Jul 202547 Lucastes Avenue Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 1JZ
Received 22 Jul 2025Hurst House Copthorne Common Copthorne Crawley West Sussex RH10 3LG
Received 22 Jul 202550 Hurst Road Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9NL
Received 22 Jul 202550 Hurst Road Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9NL
Received 22 Jul 2025Bramham Moor Tylers Green Cuckfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 5EA
Received 22 Jul 202525 Bonny Wood Road Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8HP
Received 22 Jul 202582 Dale Avenue Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8LS
Received 22 Jul 2025Westwood 6 Pickers Green Lindfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 2BS
Received 22 Jul 202512 Chequer Road East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 3BW
Received 23 Jul 20252 Gordons Way Pease Pottage Crawley West Sussex RH11 9SJ
Received 23 Jul 202528 Blackthorns Lindfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 2AY
Received 23 Jul 2025Summer Lodge Copyhold Lane Cuckfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 5EB
Received 23 Jul 202568 And 70 Keymer Road Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8QP
Received 23 Jul 2025Abbotts Pharmacy 83 High Street Lindfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 2HN
Received 23 Jul 2025Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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