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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.
3,334 approved · 265 refused · 251 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
50 Hurst Road Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9NL
Received 19 Aug 202511 Dexter Drive East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 4SU
Received 19 Aug 2025Arosa Oldlands Avenue Balcombe Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6LP
Received 19 Aug 20251 Hill House Close Turners Hill Crawley West Sussex RH10 4YY
Received 20 Aug 20251 Newcroft Cottages Selsfield Road Ardingly Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6TJ
Received 20 Aug 20251 Bosworths Cottages The Green Slaugham Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6AQ
Received 20 Aug 202526 Farlington Close Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 3EH
Received 20 Aug 202516 Turners View Cuckfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 5SW
Received 20 Aug 20251 Highfields Brighton Road Warninglid West Sussex RH17 5SY
Received 20 Aug 2025Burgess Hill Northern Arc, Land N And NW Of Burgess Hill, Between Bedelands Nature Reserve In The East And, Goddard's Green Waste Water Treatment Works In The West
Received 20 Aug 202524 Coopers Close Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 8AN
Received 20 Aug 2025Cuckfield Golf Course Staplefield Road Cuckfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 5HY
Received 20 Aug 2025Fairlawn Oathall Road Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 3DZ
Received 21 Aug 20251 Newlands Close Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8BG
Received 21 Aug 202561 Turners Mill Road Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 1NH
Received 21 Aug 20255 Highfield Drive Hurstpierpoint Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9AT
Received 21 Aug 2025Saint Hill Farm Saint Hill Green East Grinstead West Sussex
Received 21 Aug 2025149 Imberhorne Lane East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 1RP
Received 22 Aug 2025Esmeralda Cottage 43 West Common Lindfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 2AJ
Received 22 Aug 2025Howdean High Street Cuckfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 5EL
Received 22 Aug 2025Land At 147 To 149 College Lane Hurstpierpoint West Sussex
Received 22 Aug 2025Land At 147 To 149 College Lane Hurstpierpoint West Sussex
Received 22 Aug 2025Car Parking Area Adj To The Old Stable Block Borde Hill Garden Borde Hill Lane Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 1XP
Received 22 Aug 2025The Holt 78 High Street Lindfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 2HP
Received 22 Aug 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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