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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 dates5,314Searchable applications
564Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 3,996 approved or refused records
293Refused applications
3,703 approved · 293 refused · 283 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- No ObjectionDM/26/1855
1 x Ash - fell
Allingtons 127 Western Road Hurstpierpoint Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9SY
Received 27 Jul 2026 - RefusedDM/26/1856
Construction of garage on the existing front driveway.
Silverlea Turners Hill Road Crawley Down Crawley West Sussex RH10 4HA
Received 28 Jul 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/1857
Proposed demolition and replacement of existing garage and covered area to side.
Mulberries Lewes Road Horsted Keynes Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 7DP
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/1858
Proposed ground floor rear/side extension, side garage new pitched roof, removal of rear chimney, alteration of first floor window width (Amended Description and amended plans rcvd 18.09.2026)
7 Portland Road East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 4EB
Received 28 Jul 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/1859
Proposed installation of 1 no. new BT Street Hub, incorporating 2no. digital 75" LCD advert screens, and 1no. associated BT Phone Kiosk removal.
Pavement Adj To 41 London Road East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 1AW
Received 28 Jul 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/1860
Proposed installation of 1 no. new BT Street Hub, incorporating 2no. digital 75" LCD advert screens, and 1no. associated BT Phone Kiosk removal.
Pavement Adj To 41 London Road East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 1AW
Received 28 Jul 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/1861
Proposed installation of 1no. new BT Street Hub, incorporating 2no. digital 75" LCD advert screens, and 1no. associated BT Phone Kiosk removal.
Pavement At Junction Of Railway Approach And London Road East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 1EQ
Received 28 Jul 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/1863
Proposed installation of 1no. new BT Street Hub, incorporating 2no. digital 75" LCD advert screens, and 1no. associated BT Phone Kiosk removal.
Pavement At Junction Of Railway Approach And London Road East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 1EQ
Received 28 Jul 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/1865
Discharge of condition no 2 relating to planning application DM/23/1161
66 Church Walk Burgess Hill West Sussex
Received 28 Jul 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/1867
Proposed construction of part double and part single storey rear extensions. Proposed alterations and upgrades to external appearance of dwelling with a number of internal and external alterations. Proposed creation of additional off road parking requiring a new drop kerb for access.
7 Wolstonbury Close Hurstpierpoint Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9AA
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/1868
Change of use of two existing stables to a forest nursery and early years learning facility.
Old Brick Field Farm Lodgelands Ardingly West Sussex
Received 28 Jul 2026 - No ObjectionDM/26/1869
Continued siting of temporary classroom unit (Variation of Condition 1 of planning permission WSCC/070/11/HH for the retention of a temporary classroom for a further 5 years).
Oathall Community College Appledore Gardens Lindfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 2AQ
Received 28 Jul 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/1870
Amendment of the northern site boundary approved under planning permission DM/23/2360, comprising the removal of the existing boundary wall and the installation of a new boundary treatment, together with all associated works.
Francis Court Borers Arms Road Copthorne Crawley West Sussex RH10 3LQ
Received 28 Jul 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/1871
Proposed loft conversion with rear dormer and 2 Velux windows
16 Gowers Close Ardingly Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6UF
Received 29 Jul 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/1872
1 x Ash - Fell. 1 x Willow - coppice/fell/pollard
Land Between Woodsland Road And Quens Drive Hassocks West Sussex
Received 29 Jul 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/1873
2 Cedars- Reduce back to previous cut points approx 2m.
Land At Sweetlands Hassocks West Sussex
Received 28 Jul 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/1874
Proposed demolition of existing conservatory and construction of a single storey rear extension with a flat roof.
7 Winkhurst Way Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 0RU
Received 29 Jul 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/1875
Amend condition 1 and remove condition 5 relating to planning application DM/24/0407.
Barn Cottage Ockley Lane Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8NX
Received 29 Jul 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/1877
Discharge of planning condition no 4 relating to planning application DM/25/2156.
Renovo House Whitemans Green Cuckfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 5DA
Received 29 Jul 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/1878
Open timber framed covering over patio at front of house.
The Old Ride High Hatch Lane Hurstpierpoint Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9LH
Received 29 Jul 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/1882
Internal reconfiguration of detached house to create wheelchair accessible dwelling, including the addition of a single storey extension and decking to the rear to enable level access to the garden. Replacement of all existing windows, rooflights added to front and rear and PV panels added to front.
12 Southdown Close Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 4JR
Received 29 Jul 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/1883
Oak (T1)- Reduce crown by approx 1.5m and no further than previous pruning points and remove epicormic growth on trunk. T2 Hornbeam (T2) - Reduce height by approx 2m and no further than previous cut points and remove epicormic growth to a height of 3m.
1 Shelley Wood Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 9XL
Received 29 Jul 2026 - No ObjectionDM/26/1884
T1 Beech - fell to ground level.
The Vicarage Church Lane East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 3AZ
Received 29 Jul 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/1886
Remodelling and extension of the existing dwelling to create enlarged single storey 4 bed dwelling with a flat roof. Construction of detached double garage with ancillary space. Revised driveway layout to serve the reorientated access to the dwelling and the new garage. Supporting Ecological information received 15.09.2026.
Soles Coppice Brantridge Lane Balcombe Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6JR
Received 30 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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