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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 dates5,287Searchable applications
569Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 3,970 approved or refused records
292Refused applications
3,678 approved · 292 refused · 281 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 May 2017 to 9 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/26/1555
Discharge of Condition No 5 relating to planning application DM/24/2970.
Former Site Of Unit A Consort Way Burgess Hill West Sussex
Received 23 Jun 2026 - No ObjectionDM/26/1556
Demolition of the existing modular classroom building and the erection of a single storey side and rear extension with associated works.
St Augustines C Of E Primary School Vicarage Lane Scaynes Hill Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 7PB
Received 23 Jun 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/1558
Listed Building Consent for partially retrospective repair works to the Granary and Outshot to Barn.
Gibbshaven Farm Furnace Farm Road Furnace Wood East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 2PU
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/1560
Erection of 5 detached dwellinghouses and outbuildings, including new garage to serve The Byre. (Amended location and site plan received 04.09.2026 and 28.09.26, plus additional supporting documents including revised Flood Risk and Drainage Assessment, Highways Response Note, Tree Briefing Note and ecological documents.)
Land To The Rear Of The Byre The Street Bolney Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 5PG
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/1561
Ground floor front, side and rear extensions and the installation of solar panels to the rear pitch of new roof. Tree Report received 09/09/2026.
17 Combers Balcombe Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6NE
Received 24 Jun 2026 - WithdrawnDM/26/1562
Alterations to the roof. New flat roof dormer to the rear. A small pitched roof dormer to the front. New en suite at first floor and second floor. Removing the existing chimney.
22 Summerhill Close Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 1QZ
Received 24 Jun 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/1563
Non material amendment to approved plans under condition 34 relating to planning reference DM/24/0487 to reflect the location of an HV cable.
Woodfield House Isaacs Lane Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 8RA
Received 24 Jun 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/1564
Variation of Condition 2 of planning permission 11/00860/FUL to allow operation of a Pilates studio between 07:00 and 20:30 Monday to Saturday and 08:00 to 15:00 on Sundays and Bank Holidays.
Upmarket 22 22 Church Road Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 9AE
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/1565
Discharge of planning obligation for retained open space site visit.
Burgess 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 24 Jun 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/1566
G1: Cut back to boundary all trees between Martlett Manor and 60 Sergison Close by up to 2m and to height of approx. 3m.
Martlet Manor Butlers Green Road Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 4DA
Received 24 Jun 2026 - RefusedDM/26/1568
Demolition of existing outbuilding and erection of new domestic incidental building
Henley Grange Chapel Road Bolney Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 5QY
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/1569
Installation of a Greggs Pod (Class E(a)) and Associated Works
Tesco Stores Ltd Jane Murray Way Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 9QT
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/1570
Four Fascia Signs, Two Digital Screens and Queue Barrier Signage
Tesco Stores Ltd Jane Murray Way Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 9QT
Received 24 Jun 2026 - WithdrawnDM/26/1571
Proposed garage conversion to create a wheelchair-accessible bed and living space and accessible wet-room.
37 Highfield Drive Hurstpierpoint Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9AU
Received 24 Jun 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/1572
Proposed garden building
20 Royal George Road Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 9SD
Received 24 Jun 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/1573
Proposed two-storey rear extension, a garage conversion to habitable accommodation, a front porch extension and an alteration to the external cladding on the front elevation amended description.
Totnesia 17 Luxford Road Lindfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 2LY
Received 24 Jun 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/1576
Variation of condition no 3 relating to planning application DM/25/0049 - to allow for the Redistribution of the rendered finish to the right hand side of the property replacing the originally proposed brickwork shown on drawing MOGG/2/PL05 Rev B.
19 Gander Hill Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 1QU
Received 24 Jun 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/1577
Proposed single storey side extension. Single storey rear extension. Loft conversion with rear dormer and front facing roof windows. Adaption of existing extensions to allow compliance with GPDO
10 Furzeland Way Sayers Common Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9JB
Received 25 Jun 2026 - RefusedDM/26/1578
Proposed loft conversion.
37 Sycamore Drive Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 0GG
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/1579
Side ground floor kitchen extension with glass roof. Rear dormer to existing en-suite first floor master bedroom.Electric car charging point in parking area to the side of property. Replace some of the existing windows with like for like hardwood and leaded light windows. Increase the opening between the kitchen and garden room. Swimming pool 3000 x 5000, to existing patio area.
Southern Breach High Street Cuckfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 5EN
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Prior Notification Not RequiredDM/26/1582
Erection of a single storey rear extension extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5.20m, to a maximum height of 3.47m and the height of the eaves to 2.50m.
56 Forest View Road East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 4AR
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/1583
Demolish existing summer house. Proposed single storey rear extension to the house and single storey side extension to the detached garage. Proposed installation of front gates. (Amended plans and description 07.10/2026)
Oxford House Cherry Lane Bolney Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 5PR
Received 25 Jun 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/1584
Hip to gable roof enlargement. loft conversion with rear dormer and front facing roof windows. Single storey rear and side extensions. New vehicular access and parking to the principle front elevation.
10 Furzeland Way Sayers Common Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9JB
Received 26 Jun 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/1585
T1 Oak - remove crossing split limb back to main branch. Remove lowest limb over decking. Thin regrowth from previous consent by 20% only. T2 - Oak, reduce unpruned growth only, by approx. 2m. Thin regrowth on one previously pruned limb by 20%.
Springmount Lingfield Road East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 2ED
Received 25 Jun 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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