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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 dates5,298Searchable applications
564Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 3,982 approved or refused records
293Refused applications
3,689 approved · 293 refused · 282 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 May 2017 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Pending ConsiderationDM/26/1690
Proposed demolition of various outbuildings and erection of a 4 x bedroom part two storey detached house with a detached 2 bay garage and two parking spaces
77 Dunstall Avenue Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 8PJ
Received 10 Jul 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/1691
Variation of condition no 2 relating to planning application DM/26/0600 - to allow design changes.
20 Costells Edge Scaynes Hill Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 7PY
Received 10 Jul 2026 - No ObjectionDM/26/1692
To replace the existing open wire overhead line service cable serving no. 80 and 82 Western Road with a 4w 35ABC overhead service along the new route shown in red on the plan
82 Western Road Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 3LN
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Prior Notification Not RequiredDM/26/1693
Proposed new road. The proposed development is specifically designed to support and facilitate the agricultural use of the land.
Land At Dirty Lane Ashurst Wood West Sussex
Received 10 Jul 2026 - No ObjectionDM/26/1694
Cherry tree - lift crown by 1m. Honey Locust tree - reduce by 4-5m, cutting back to the point of new shoots
War Memorial East Court College Lane East Grinstead West Sussex
Received 10 Jul 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/1695
Oak - T01775 - Fell to ground level
Land At Car Park Poveys Close Burgess Hill West Sussex
Received 10 Jul 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/1696
Oak - (T0136) - Reduce height by 6 metres and lateral branches by 2 metres.
Bellaggio Place Hermitage Road East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 2GP
Received 10 Jul 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/1697
Discharge of Condition 4 relating to planning reference DM/26/0742.
4 The Courtyard Buxshalls Ardingly Road Lindfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 2QY
Received 10 Jul 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/1700
Proposed installation of 6no. new window openings to south (side) elevation and enlargement of 3no. window openings to west (rear) elevation.
Affinity Sutton Group Ltd Upton House 7 Perrymount Road Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 3TN
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Prior Notification Not RequiredDM/26/1701
Proposed agricultural building.
Tremains Farm Treemans Road Horsted Keynes Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 7EA
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/1702
Proposed front porch, rear extension and loft conversion with rear dormer. (Amended description and Amended plans received 28/08/2026)
9 Newlands Balcombe Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6HX
Received 13 Jul 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/1705
1 - Ash tree - Fell, as area of disease identified.
4 Swann Close Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 0TR
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/1710
Proposed garage conversion
11 Foxglove Close Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 8UY
Received 13 Jul 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/1711
Oak (T1) - Reduce crown by up to 2 metres and no further than previous prunning points . Ash (T2) Reduce crown by up to 2 metres and no further previous pruning points.
5 Singleton Way Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 0BU
Received 13 Jul 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/1712
Proposed garage conversions into storage and a home office
18 Ferny Croft Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 4UP
Received 13 Jul 2026 - WithdrawnDM/26/1713
Proposed detached ancillary residential annexe (amended description and revised plan received 29.07.2026)
6 Welbeck Drive Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 0BB
Received 13 Jul 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/1714
Proposed engineering operations for the drilling of a domestic borehole in the garden with primary intent of filling swimming pool, usage to be less than 20,000 litres a day. Fitting of a flat wellhead at ground level.
The Limes 17 Bolnore Road Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 4AB
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/1715
Alterations to existing dwelling, including removal of existing roof and flat roof rear extension, proposed two storey front extension and additional first floor and new roof together with alterations to the existing garage. (Tree Report received 13.10.2026)
Belmont Felcot Road Furnace Wood East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 2QA
Received 14 Jul 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/1716
Upgrade/re-model existing conservatory, ground floor re-configuration, fenestration and roof works with balcony together with associated internal and external alterations.
39 Oathall Road Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 3EG
Received 14 Jul 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/1717
Proposed single storey ground floor rear extension and external alterations as approved under planning permission DM/25/2950 plus replacement roof and fa�ade to garage.
1 Pinehurst Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 0DG
Received 14 Jul 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/1718
Proposed front entrance porch.
90 Turners Mill Road Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 1NJ
Received 14 Jul 2026 - RefusedDM/26/1719
Non Material Amendment to application DM/17/4304 - Reduction in scope of work from original approved scheme
Timbers Cansiron Lane Ashurst Wood East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 3SE
Received 14 Jul 2026 - No ObjectionDM/26/1720
T1 - Maple - take down to near ground level.
Luctons North Lane West Hoathly East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 4PP
Received 14 Jul 2026 - No ObjectionDM/26/1721
(T1) Red Oak - Fell. (T2) Red Oak - Fell. (T3) Ash - Fell
Land At Corner Of Tanyard Lane And Handcross Road Staplefield West Sussex
Received 14 Jul 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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