Mid Sussex District Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Mid Sussex District Council decided more than 2,100 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 7% of those it approved or refused, lower than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 52 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Mid Sussex District Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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4 November 2026 · Approved
Central Sussex College Queensmere House 49 Queens Road East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 1BG · DM/25/0388
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28 October 2026 · Approved
Land South And West Of Upper Imberhorne School Imberhorne Lane East Grinstead West Sussex · DM/26/0131
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26 August 2026 · Approved
Hollyrood House Ardingly Road Lindfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 2RA · DM/24/2922
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30 July 2026 · Approved
Land South Of Hanlye Lane Longacre Crescent Cuckfield West Sussex · DM/23/2610
Figures for Mid Sussex District Council
| Applications decided | more than 2,100 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 7%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 52 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 7%of more than 750 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 140 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 35%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | more than 110plan adopted 2018 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Mid Sussex District Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: • whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the setting of the nearby listed buildings and the character or appearance of the Estcots Conservation Area (CA); • the effect of the proposed development on the…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the Ardingly Conservation Area (ACA), the site’s immediate setting, and the rural landscape; • the effect of the proposal on the setting of…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the countryside.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.