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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 dates5,289Searchable applications
565Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 3,973 approved or refused records
293Refused applications
3,680 approved · 293 refused · 281 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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/26/1586
Oak T1 - reduce no further than previous points, approx 2.5m and remove epicormic growth to crown break. Oak T2 - reduce over extended limb closest to roof by approx. 3m.
Tangley House 5 Maynard Close Copthorne Crawley West Sussex RH10 3XZ
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/1588
Proposed ground floor side extension, dormer window to rear roof slope, 5000x3000 swimming pool to rear garden, electric car charging point.
Southern Breach High Street Cuckfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 5EN
Received 26 Jun 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/1589
T1 Lime - reduce overall crown height by 2m and thin by 10% where necessary throughout. Remove all epicormic growth back to base of the trunk.
Hamiltons Church Lane Albourne Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9BX
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/1591
Alterations to vehicular entrance to include relocation of pedestrian gate together with rendered wall and piers, plus replacement boundary fence. Amended plans received 01.09.2026 to show rendered wall replaced with fencing.
St Anns House Black Hill Lindfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 2HE
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/1592
Alterations to vehicular entrance to include relocation of pedestrian gate together with rendered wall and piers, plus replacement boundary fence. Amended plans received 01.09.2026 to show rendered wall replaced with fencing.
St Anns House Black Hill Lindfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 2HE
Received 29 Jun 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/1593
Proposed first floor front extension over garage and porch, and rear single storey extension with mono-pitched roof over existing single storey.
17 The Warren Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 0DU
Received 29 Jun 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/1594
1 x Beech - Crown reduction of 2-3m as branches are encroaching over conservatory and blocking light.
2 Spring Gardens Copthorne Crawley West Sussex RH10 3RS
Received 29 Jun 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/1595
Proposed single storey outbuilding.
34 Sackville Lane East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 2AU
Received 29 Jun 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/1596
Construction of a new porch with associated internal and external works.
6 Smolletts East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 1TJ
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/1597
Retrospective application to raise land levels to create a levelled garden and install patio (updated plans received and description agreed on 11.09.2026)
5 William Allen Lane Lindfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 2SA
Received 29 Jun 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/1598
Proposed single storey side and rear flat roof extensions.
2 Sawyers Close Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 0QB
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/1601
Portal frame agricultural barn
Herrings Farmhouse Twineham Lane Twineham Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 5NP
Received 29 Jun 2026 - No ObjectionDM/26/1602
T1, T2 & T3 - Beech (Fagus sylvatica) - fell as near to ground level as possible
Lucaste Place 2 Lucastes Road Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 1JL
Received 29 Jun 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/1604
Site entrance signage, site descriptive signage, totem pole sign Type 1/2/3/23 - Post and Panel Type 4/5/6/12/13/14/16/17/18/19 - Parking Info Totem Type 6/18 - CCTV Type 7/8/9/10 - Aluminium Parking sign Type 15 - Home Entrance Type 20/21/22 - Aluminium Panel
Francis Court Borers Arms Road Copthorne Crawley West Sussex RH10 3LQ
Received 29 Jun 2026 - No ObjectionDM/26/1605
2 x Sycamore : Crown reduction by 1.5m to reduce overhanging limbs.
Miller And Carter Haywards Heath 2 Butlers Green Road Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 4AH
Received 29 Jun 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/1608
Proposed first floor link extension
Birch House Courtmead Road Cuckfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 5LR
Received 30 Jun 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/1609
Discharge of planning condition 4 (Materials) relating to DM/24/0846 & APP/D3830/W/25/3363187
Hilgay Cottage Birchwood Grove Road Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 0DL
Received 30 Jun 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/1611
Works to 12 Trees (see Tree Report / schedule for full details)
Peredur Centre For The Arts West Hoathly Road East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 4NF
Received 30 Jun 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/1612
Discharge of planning condition 2 (Flood Emergency and Evacuation Plan) relating to planning application DM/25/0858
Land At Tulleys Farm Turners Hill Road Turners Hill West Sussex
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/1613
Full planning application at two parcels of land adjacent to Worsell Drive, Copthorne, each accessed from existing bell-mouth junctions at Worsell Drive and Langridge Way, for the erection of new homes (Use Class C3) including affordable homes; internal access roads, landscaping and associated infrastructure
Land Parcel Adj. To Worsell Drive Copthorne West Sussex
Received 30 Jun 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/1616
Overcladding of front and side facades of the building. Works will include overcladding the exterior with insulated metal panel cladding, replacing windows with new double glazed units, installing a galvanised steel gantry system at first floor, and installing double glazed doors at first floor level.
Unit 7 Part Ground And First Floor Team House Braybon Business Park Consort Way Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 9ND
Received 1 Jul 2026 - No ObjectionDM/26/1617
T1 - Macrocarpa - Fell due to poor health.
Land Adj To. High Trees 54A Lewes Road Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 7SN
Received 1 Jul 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/1620
Demolition of existing conservatory and proposed single storey rear extension.
3 Orchard Lane Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8QE
Received 1 Jul 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/1621
Beech (T1) - reduce overhang to garden by approx 1.5m, no further than previous pruning points
Beechwood South Bank Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8JP
Received 1 Jul 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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