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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 dates5,223Searchable applications
560Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 3,922 approved or refused records
291Refused applications
3,631 approved · 291 refused · 277 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- No ObjectionDM/26/0967
Beech - Fell
Souches The Street Albourne Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9DJ
Received 16 Apr 2026 - RefusedDM/26/0968
Proposed loft conversion incorporating 1no. dormer and 2no. rooflights. Alterations to fenestration.
Vicarage Cottage Mill Lane Sayers Common Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9HN
Received 16 Apr 2026 - No ObjectionDM/26/0969
T1 Ash - reduce back to previous cut points, approximately 3m.
Pendle Birchgrove Road Horsted Keynes Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 7BL
Received 16 Apr 2026 - No ObjectionDM/26/0970
Cherry Tree - Fell. Beech - Reduce Crown by 2 metres.
Millside Cherry Lane Bolney Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 5PR
Received 16 Apr 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/0971
Proposed conservatory
3 Longhurst Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 0TG
Received 16 Apr 2026 - RefusedDM/26/0972
Retrospective garage conversion ancillary to residential accommodation (snug and utility) including installation of rear facing window.
11 Barnfield Balcombe Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6FW
Received 16 Apr 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/0973
Proposed rear dormer loft conversion and installation of solar panels
5 Cheney Crescent Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 4UE
Received 16 Apr 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/0974
Variation of condition nos. 2 and 3 of planning application DM/25/1954 - to allow for design changes.
60 Cants Lane Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 0LS
Received 17 Apr 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/0975
Proposed annexe building in the rear garden
35 The Wickets Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 8TG
Received 17 Apr 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/0978
Side/rear two storey extension to south west elevation. Raising of existing ridge line, forming new roof incorporating 2 No. new dormers to the east and 2 No. to the west. Roof light to the west elevation. Removal of existing dormer to south elevation. Extension to existing dormer to north elevation with obscure glazing. Removal of screens to porch.
Rosewood House Ockley Lane Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8NU
Received 17 Apr 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/0979
Leyland Cypress - Crown lift to give clearance of at least 1.5m over bin stores. Sweet Chestnut opposite 15 and 17, crown lift over parking bays and road 4.5m from ground level. x3 Oaks opposite 11 crown lift 4.5 metres from ground level. Oak opposite 14 - crown lift 4.5 from ground level. Poplar opposite 14 - remove 1x lowest branch encroaching on parking bay. Sweet Chestnut opposite 16 - remove dying section of crown back to nearest suitable growth point. Dead Pine opposite 14 - fell.
Land North Of Chapman Way Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 4UL
Received 17 Apr 2026 - No ObjectionDM/26/0980
Lime x 5 : Re-pollard and remove epicormic growth
Land To The Front Of 22 To 32 High Street East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 3AS
Received 17 Apr 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/0981
Proposed loft conversion.
10 Downs View Road Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8HJ
Received 17 Apr 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/0982
Proposed detached residential dwelling. Additional supporting Drainage information received 29.09.2026.
South View Sharpthorne Road Sharpthorne East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 4HU
Received 17 Apr 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/0983
Discharge of planning conditions relating to application DM/25/2991 - Condition 4 (Bat Method Statement). Condition 5 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy). Condition 6 (Lighting design strategy for biodiversity).
North Hall Staplefield Lane Staplefield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6AS
Received 20 Apr 2026 - No ObjectionDM/26/0984
Birch - Crown reduction of 2 metres
Horsted Keynes Stores Horsted Keynes Stores The Green Horsted Keynes Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 7AP
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/0988
Proposed externally illuminated adverts.
The Creative Assembly Ltd 4 York Road Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 9TT
Received 20 Apr 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/0992
This application seeks to remove the S106 planning agreement dating from 31st July 2000 and linked to application BK/039/99.
Sheepcroft Park Farm Broxmead Lane Bolney Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 5RJ
Received 20 Apr 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/0993
Change of use of existing garage into studio space
Wayside London Road Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9NT
Received 21 Apr 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/0994
Proposed garage conversion into habitable space. New window to front with brickwork to match existing below.
20 Hawkins Road Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 7BY
Received 21 Apr 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/0995
Non material amendment to application DM/24/2530 - Demolition of existing hotel restaurant and replacement with new building providing additional hotel bedrooms and guest restaurant, together with alterations to the car park and all associated works.
Premier Inn Charles Avenue Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 9AL
Received 21 Apr 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/0996
Demolition of existing outbuildings. New single storey rear side extension to extend existing kitchen. New stairs to garden. First floor shower room. Chimney removed within loft floor and retained above roof level.
76 Moat Road East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 3LH
Received 21 Apr 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/0997
Scots Pine (T1) - reduce stem over roof by approx 2m and reduce lowest drooping stem below by approx 1m. Sycamore (T2) - reduce to old pollard points
6 Kingfisher Rise East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 4TE
Received 21 Apr 2026 - WithdrawnDM/26/1002
Engineering works to create clean water storage lagoons to provide off mains drinking water for the cattle housed at the unit.
Holmbush Farm Isaacs Lane Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 4RY
Received 21 Apr 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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