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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 dates5,149Searchable applications
561Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 3,864 approved or refused records
288Refused applications
3,576 approved · 288 refused · 272 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 May 2017 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/0282
Discharge of planning condition No: 4 - relating to planning application DM/25/2631
Burleigh Oaks Stables East Street Turners Hill West Sussex
Received 4 Feb 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/0283
Discharge of Planning Conditions No's 2 and 3 relating to planning application DM/25/2481
Shepherds Farm Turners Hill Road Crawley Down Crawley West Sussex RH10 4HQ
Received 4 Feb 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/0284
x2 Beech Trees - Crown Reduce by between 1 - 3 metres and no further than previous cut points.
Little Croft Gravelye Lane Lindfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 2SL
Received 4 Feb 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/0287
Retrospective replacement windows
Peake House Lewes Road Lindfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 2LG
Received 4 Feb 2026 - No ObjectionDM/26/0294
T1 White Willow - fell to ground level. T2 Holly - reduce height by 3m, leaving estimated height of 6m. T3 Holly reduce height by 5m leaving finish height at 6m. T4 Large Leaved Lime - Pollard to previous points. T5 Fastigiate Beech - selective reduction by upto 3m in height, 1m radial spread.
29 Oathall Road Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 3EG
Received 5 Feb 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/0295
T1 Quercus Robur - Reduction by 1.5m.
14 Fields End Close Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 3TR
Received 5 Feb 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/0296
Discharge of Conditions 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 relating DM/23/2251
Worth Parish Council Copthorne Recreation Ground Copthorne Bank Copthorne West Sussex RH10 3RE
Received 5 Feb 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/0297
Discharge of condition nos 2 and 3 relating to planning application DM/25/0422.
Bowling Alley Cottage The Green Horsted Keynes Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 7AP
Received 5 Feb 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/0298
Discharge of planning Condition No's: 3 and 4 relating planning application DM/25/0245.
Land North Ethlinden Hophurst Hill Crawley Down Crawley West Sussex RH10 4LP
Received 5 Feb 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/0299
Single storey rear kitchen and utility room extension to provide access to garden from living area.
Myrtle Villa Chapel Lane Horsted Keynes Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 7AF
Received 5 Feb 2026 - No ObjectionDM/26/0300
Maple - Crown reduction by 2m
Lincoln Cottage The Green Horsted Keynes Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 7AW
Received 5 Feb 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/0301
Garage doors replaced with french doors
70 Holtye Road East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 3HU
Received 5 Feb 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/0302
T7 Beech - reduce crown by maximum of 2.5m and lift canopy by 2.5m.
3 Holtye Place East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 3GQ
Received 5 Feb 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/0303
Outline planning application with all matters reserved except for access for the demolition of an existing commercial building and the erection of up to 260 dwellings, up to 1,700sqm of employment floorspace E(c)(iii), E(g)(i)(ii)(iii), car parking, landscaping, open space, and associated development works, with access from Copthorne Bank and Borers Arms Road. (Revised highway plans and supporting information received 23/07/2026.).
Land North Of Borers Arms Road Copthorne West Sussex RH10 3LH
Received 6 Feb 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/0304
Variation of condition no 1 of planning application DM/23/1237 - to allow for design changes.
9 The Meads East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 4DF
Received 6 Feb 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/0305
Discharge of Biodiversity Net Gain condition 1 relating to planning application DM/25/2721
Greenacres Farm Wineham Lane Bolney Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 5SD
Received 6 Feb 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/0306
Proposed loft conversion with rear dormer and front roof widows.
Marsh Brook 25 Newtown Copthorne Crawley West Sussex RH10 3LY
Received 6 Feb 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/0307
Proposed single storey rear extension
Marsh Brook 25 Newtown Copthorne Crawley West Sussex RH10 3LY
Received 6 Feb 2026 - No ObjectionDM/26/0308
Yew Tree in rear garden - fell to stump level.
3 Diamond Cottages Bretts Orchard Balcombe Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6PL
Received 6 Feb 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/0310
Erection of a pitched / flat roof single storey rear extension
8 Highlands Close Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8LD
Received 6 Feb 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/0311
Demolish existing building to rear. Proposed erection of a two storey rear extension. Alterations to South elevation. Decking to rear elevation with steps down to garden level and high privacy screen. Replacing window to existing kitchen with French doors and glass handrail. Addition of a log burner and flue.
Bentley Cottage Wickham Hill Hurstpierpoint Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9NP
Received 6 Feb 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/0312
Discharge of BNG Condition No: 1 relating planning application DM/25/0245 .
Ethlinden Hophurst Hill Crawley Down Crawley West Sussex RH10 4LP
Received 5 Feb 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/0313
T1 - Dawn Redwood - Remove 8 x lower branches to improve clearance to drive and reduce impact to phone line.
Bullecourt Coombe Hill Road East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 4LY
Received 6 Feb 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/0314
Proposed Loft Conversion.
66 Updown Hill Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 4GD
Received 6 Feb 2026
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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