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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 dates5,356Searchable applications
564Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 4,035 approved or refused records
294Refused applications
3,741 approved · 294 refused · 285 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/2411
Proposed single storey extension.
Broadhill Farmhouse Ockley Lane Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8PA
Received 29 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/2412
Proposed rear extension and loft conversion
11 Adastra Avenue Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8DP
Received 29 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/2413
Subdivision of existing farmhouse to create 2 no. residential dwellings ( 2x two bed), together with associated parking and landscaping.
Tillinghurst Farm Selsfield Road Ardingly Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6TJ
Received 29 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/2414
Discharge of conditon 9 relating to DM/25/1688.
Robinshaw Haywards Heath Road Balcombe Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6NJ
Received 29 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/2415
1 Scots Pine - reduce 3 lowest limbs closest to house back to previous points - approx 2m.
1 West Mallion Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 4HP
Received 29 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/2419
Variation of condition number 4 relating to planning appication DM/23/2011 - to allow the building to be used as ancillary accommodation to the main dwelling.
62 Wickham Hill Hurstpierpoint Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9NP
Received 30 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/2422
Propose to fell 1x Lime tree at the front of scholars court.
Scholars Court Turners Hill Road Crawley Down West Sussex
Received 30 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/2364
Ash and Sycamore Group (G1) reduce to give 2m clearance from building and any additional overhang by 1m. Reduce crown lift by 4m over garden.
17 Flowers Close Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8FF
Received 25 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/2423
Proposed single storey rear extension
183 Orchard Road Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 9PJ
Received 30 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/2425
Proposed replacement of the existing metal halide floodlighting with modern LED luminaires, together with the replacement of 4 no. existing lighting columns.
East Grinstead Lawn Tennis And Squash Club Ship Street East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 4EE
Received 30 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/2426
Discharge of planning conditions 2,3,4,5,6 and 7 relating to planning application DM/25/1806.
Lywood Barn Lindfield Road Ardingly Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6SW
Received 30 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/2427
Oak Tree - Fell.
26 Franklands Village Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 3RA
Received 30 Sept 2026 - ApprovedDM/26/2428
Discharge of Planning Condition no 3 relating to planning application DM/23/3100
4 Smugglers End Handcross Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6BQ
Received 30 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/2429
Proposed rear dormer window (as previously approved under planning permission DM/22/3420).
Chestnut Corner Snowdrop Lane Lindfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 2QE
Received 30 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/2430
1 Scots pine - Fell
1 West Mallion Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 4HP
Received 30 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/2432
Installation of waste platform and canopy. Elevation alterations to include louvres, two new pedestrian doors, one level access door, relocation of existing means of escape (MOE) doors, installation of steel ramps, height restrictor, one MOE door, one smoking shelter, one guard hut, one winter module, rising arm barriers, boundary treatment and associated works.
7 Gothard Green Way Goddards Green Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9ZJ
Received 30 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/2433
Erection of 100 dwellings, with associated access, car parking, refuse/recycling storage, landscaping, infrastructure and works.
Land East Of College Lane Hurstpierpoint West Sussex
Received 30 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/2434
Variation of condition no 3 relating to planning application DM/25/0209 - To make an amendment to the external material used on the houses.
Holly Tree House Cuckfield Road Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 8RE
Received 30 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/2435
Conversion of existing attached double garage. Main hipped roof extension with catslide roof over converted garage, incorporating first floor extension. New windows arrangement to front elevation at ground and first floors. New windows and doors arrangement to rear elevation at ground and first floors. New lean to tiled roof with rooflights to replace existing lean to glazed utility roof. New open porch to front entrance with tiled hipped roof. Internal refurbishment in association with conversion and extension. New tiled driveway and relocated entrance comprising a pair of facing brick piers and gates. New double garage.
Ty Gwilym Worsted Lane East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 3UF
Received 1 Oct 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/2436
Erection of a part single and part two storey dwelling.
Hurstmead 22 Lewes Road Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 7SN
Received 1 Oct 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/2437
Demolition of conservatory and erection of a single storey rear extension with raised patio.
125 Grand Avenue Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8DH
Received 1 Oct 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/2438
Non Material Amendment to application DM/22/3049 - Revision to turning head, including retention of parking bay and footpath. Revised shaping of drainage basins in Fields 5, 6 and 7 and omission of boardwalk to drainage basin in Field 7.
Land East Of Keymer Road And South Of Folders Lane Broadlands Burgess Hill West Sussex
Received 1 Oct 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/2439
Proposed side porch to connect house and detached garage.
1 Dexter Drive East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 4SU
Received 1 Oct 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDM/26/2441
Discharge of planning conditions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 11 relating to planning application DM/23/1160
Wearmaster House Malthouse Lane Hurstpierpoint Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9LA
Received 1 Oct 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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