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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 dates5,179Searchable applications
561Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 3,885 approved or refused records
288Refused applications
3,597 approved · 288 refused · 275 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/0580
Proposed erection of single storey rear extension.
3 Wintergreen Way Sayers Common Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9ZQ
Received 5 Mar 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/0582
Discharge of condition nos 3 and 4 relating to planning application DM/25/2227
1 Francis Road Lindfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 2JB
Received 5 Mar 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/0583
Discharge of condition nos 5 and 7 relating to planning application DM/25/0110
Land Adjacent To Jane Murray Way And North Of Gatehouse Lane Goddards Green Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9LD
Received 5 Mar 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/0584
Discharge condition nos 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 22, 24, 27, 28 and 40 relating to outline application DM/18/5114 (as amended by S73 application DM/21/3279 and DM/23/0747). Reserved Matters application DM/25/0109
Burgess Hill Northern Arc, Land North And North West Of Burgess Hill, Between Bedelands NatureReserve In The East And, Goddard's Green Waste Water Treatment Works In The West
Received 5 Mar 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/0585
Discharge of condition no 3 relating to planning application DM/25/0109
Burgess Hill Northern Arc, Land North And North West Of Burgess Hill, Between Bedelands NatureReserve In The East And, Goddard's Green Waste Water Treatment Works In The West
Received 5 Mar 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/0588
Discharge of planning conditions 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 22, and 24 of application DM/25/2774.
Havelock Farm Wakehurst Place Selsfield Road Ardingly Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6TN
Received 6 Mar 2026 - RefusedDM/26/0589
Proposed garage conversion.
36 Trubwick Avenue Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 4UR
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/0590
Proposed brick wall to property boundary facing the road with Masonry piers, lighting and 2no. iron gates.
66 Janes Lane Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 0QR
Received 6 Mar 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/0591
T2 Yew - Remove lowest, over extended limb, over garden back to trunk.
Greenfields 6 Folders Lane Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 0DR
Received 6 Mar 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/0592
Variation of Condition 4 of planning permission HH/246/99 to limit retail/display use to the approved trade counter area.
Unit 2 21 - 24 Bridge Road Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 1UA
Received 6 Mar 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/0593
Proposed external alterations to front elevation and delineation of car parking spaces.
Unit 2 21 - 24 Bridge Road Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 1UA
Received 6 Mar 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/0594
Proposed installation of 3 no. external air source heat pump units along the rear elevation of the property.
Unit 2 21 - 24 Bridge Road Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 1UA
Received 6 Mar 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/0595
Proposed detached garage
Brantridge Hall High Beeches Lane Handcross Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6JX
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/0596
Change of use of the existing vacant social club (use Class F2) to six residential units (use Class C3), with a first floor extension proposed above the existing ground floor addition to the front of the building, together with the installation of new windows, roof lights, solar panels and heat pumps and a bin and cycle store (Amended plans received 18.06.26 and 19.06.26)
The Royal British Legion Woodsland Road Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8HE
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/0598
Felling Licence - Compartment 1 - is down for a thin of Scots pine, Oak and Birch
Land At Grid Reference 531981 139271 Pinetrees Close Copthorne West Sussex
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/0599
Modification of S106 agreement relating to DM/23/3114 - First Schedule Part 1, clauses 4.1 and 4.2 to change the trigger for payment of the affordable housing obligation from on commencement of the development to on or before the occupation of 25% of the dwellings
68 And 70 Keymer Road Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8QP
Received 6 Mar 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/0600
Removal of existing patio and decking and installation of new raised composite decking, steps and closeboard fencing.
20 Costells Edge Scaynes Hill Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 7PY
Received 6 Mar 2026 - RefusedDM/26/0602
Construction of existing Agricultural Barn
Millfield Yard Pickwell Lane Ansty Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 5RH
Received 6 Mar 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/0603
T5 Yew - crown reduce by approximately 1m, and no further than previous pruning points. T4 Cherry - Fell to ground level. T2 Oak - remove epicormic growth from main stem.
6 London Road Balcombe Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6PZ
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/0604
Proposed construction of an ancillary rural pavilion, installation of a low-level timber maintenance boardwalk, formation of informal gravel maintenance paths, retrospective completion and retention of wildlife pond and associated ecological enhancements. Associated change of use of land to ancillary residential and ecological use. (Amended existing and proposed site plans received 16.09.2026, BNG Assessment and Statutory Metric received 21.08.2026 and 16.09.2026 and Amended Tree Reports and Protection Plan received 22.09.2026.)
Redgate Mill Twineham Lane Twineham Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 5NP
Received 9 Mar 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/0606
(T1) Oak - thin canopy by 20 percent and remove epicormic growth
9 Pinehurst Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 0DG
Received 9 Mar 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/0607
Replacement of existing timber single and double glazed sash windows with new conservation style wooden sash double glazed windows with Astragal bars (three-over-three as originals where required of the same dimensions as the existing single glazed units)
16 Compton Road Lindfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 2JZ
Received 9 Mar 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/0608
T1 Copper Beech - Raise the canopy by 2.5 and thin crown by 10%.
The Hollows Church Lane Horsted Keynes Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 7AY
Received 9 Mar 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/0610
Retrospective Listed Building Consent relating to the replacement of two ground floor windows and the regularisation of three additional windows installed prior to the current owner's occupation.
Grove Cottage 122 College Lane Hurstpierpoint Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9AJ
Received 9 Mar 2026
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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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