Stumble Cottage Oldlands Avenue Balcombe Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6LY Data via plota.co.uk

DM/26/1174 - Householder Application Approved
DemolitionExtensions & alterations

Proposal

Demolition of existing garage and erection of new garage. Two storey side extension and new porch to front elevation. Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
11 May 2026
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Approved
6 Jul 2026

Approved on 6 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Jul 2026

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Site constraints 7

High Weald National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Public footpath about 21 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Conservation area about 11 m away: Balcombe
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Balcombe built-up area; Priority habitat about 47 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £1,051,000 in December 2021. Detached house, freehold.

8 December 2021£1,051,000
15 February 2013£487,500

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Mid Sussex
Application type
Householder Application
Postcode
RH17 6LY
Received
11 May 2026
Validated
11 May 2026
Ward
Ardingly, Balcombe And Turners Hill
Parish
Balcombe
Case officer
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Target decision
6 Jul 2026
Decision
Permission
Decision date
6 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 92% of demolitions here are.

59%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
95decided in the last year

Plota live figures for demolitions decided by Mid Sussex in the last twelve months, from validation. Mid Sussex decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14921424
Planning Portal ref
PP-14921424
Comments by
12 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
6 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

32 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
Demolition of existing garage and erection of new garage. Two storey side extension and n…
DM/24/1813
2024 Approved
Demolition of existing garage and erection of new garage. Two storey side extension and n…
DM/24/1813
2024 Refused
Non-Material Amendment to planning application DM/23/0657 to amend the following to reduc…
DM/24/1515
2024 Refused
Non-Material Amendment to planning application DM/23/0657 to amend the following to reduc…
DM/24/1515
2023 Approved
Two storey side extension, new porch to front elevation, demolition of existing garage an…
DM/23/0657
2023 Approved
Two storey side extension, new porch to front elevation, demolition of existing garage an…
DM/23/0657
2018 Approved
2X Lime trees (T1) and (T2) - repollard.
DM/18/0097
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Beech House Deanland Road Balcombe Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6LX
Beech (T1) - crown thinned by 30%.
DM/25/2364
2025 Approved
Beech House Deanland Road Balcombe Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6LX
Beech (T1) - crown thinned by 30%.
DM/25/2364
2025 Withdrawn
Kernow Deanland Road Balcombe Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6LX
Demolition of existing double garage to side of house and construction of new two storey…
DM/25/0072
2025 Withdrawn
Kernow Deanland Road Balcombe Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6LX
Demolition of existing double garage to side of house and construction of new two storey…
DM/25/0072
2024 Approved
To The Front Of 13 Oldlands Avenue Balcombe Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6LY
3 x Lime Trees - Re-Pollard
DM/24/0016
2024 Approved
To The Front Of 13 Oldlands Avenue Balcombe Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6LY
3 x Lime Trees - Re-Pollard
DM/24/0016
2023 Approved
15 Oldlands Avenue Balcombe Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6LY
Lime Tree (T57) - Re-pollard
DM/23/2220
2023 Approved
15 Oldlands Avenue Balcombe Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6LY
Lime Tree (T57) - Re-pollard
DM/23/2220
2023 Refused
15 Oldlands Avenue Balcombe Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6LY
Proposed new porch.
DM/23/1709
2023 Refused
15 Oldlands Avenue Balcombe Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6LY
Proposed new porch.
DM/23/1709
2023 Approved
To The Front Of 18 And 19 Oldlands Avenue Balcombe Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6LY
3 x lime Trees - Pollard
DM/23/0327
2023 Approved
To The Front Of 18 And 19 Oldlands Avenue Balcombe Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6LY
3 x lime Trees - Pollard
DM/23/0327
2023 Approved
9 Oldlands Avenue Balcombe Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6LY
Lime tree - re-pollard to be similar to trees on Oldlands Avenue.
DM/23/0270
2023 Approved
9 Oldlands Avenue Balcombe Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6LY
Lime tree - re-pollard to be similar to trees on Oldlands Avenue.
DM/23/0270
2022 Approved
8 Oldlands Avenue Balcombe Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6LY
The insertion of 2x dormer/windows to the front elevation.
DM/22/3687
2022 Approved
1 Foxwells Balcombe Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6LZ
To replace front porch with brick extension to align with front wall of existing house on…
DM/22/2898
2022 Approved
1 Foxwells Balcombe Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6LZ
Lime trees T25, T26 and T27, removal branches back to pollarded stump of lime trees.
DM/22/1835
2022 Approved
1 Foxwells Balcombe Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6LZ
Single storey rear, side and porch extension. (Re-submission of previously approved DM/21…
DM/22/0842
2022 Approved
18 And 19 Oldlands Avenue Balcombe Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6LY
3x Lime tree to pollard back to previous points.
DM/22/0236
2022 Approved
5 Foxwells Balcombe Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6LZ
Garage conversion, generator room conversion. Front pitched roof replacing existing flat…
DM/22/0231
2016 Approved
2 Foxwells Balcombe Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6LZ
Proposed front porch and weather boarding to replace hang-tiling.
DM/16/1611
2016 Approved
13 Oldlands Avenue Balcombe Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6LY
Enlargement of proposed rear extension by 0.6m to the eastern elevation. Minor amendment…
DM/16/1009
2016 Approved
13 Oldlands Avenue Balcombe Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6LY
Enlargement of proposed rear extension by 0.6m to the eastern elevation. Minor amendment…
DM/16/1009
2016 Approved
6 Foxwells Balcombe Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6LZ
Two storey side extension and single storey front extension.
DM/16/0171
2016 Approved
6 Foxwells Balcombe Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6LZ
Two storey side extension and single storey front extension.
DM/16/0171
Mid Sussex
Planning Authority Score
4.8/10
Below average
#161 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Mid Sussex ranks #150 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Mid Sussex decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #87 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #132 of 296
64%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #150 of 296
44%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #179 of 296
80%
Minor dwellings approved
83 decided (1-9 homes)
89%
Major dwellings approved
27 decided (10+ homes)
82%
Change of use approved
33 decided
1,115
Total decisions
93 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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