50 Cuckfield Road Hurstpierpoint Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9SB Data via plota.co.uk

DM/26/1151 - Householder Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Demolition of an existing garage and erection of a proposed new granny annexe for the primary purpose of assisting an older person with less than full mobility and ancillary to the main C3 dwellinghouse. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
7 May 2026
✓
Validated
11 May 2026
Decision
Expected by 6 Jul 2026

As of 25 Sept 2026, the council is no longer showing this application on their planning portal. It may have been withdrawn or re-listed under a different reference. We've stopped checking it for updates.

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Inside the Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint built-up area; National park about 469 m away: South Downs; 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 3

Last sold for £285,000 in April 2005. Semi-detached house, freehold.

11 April 2005£285,000
19 October 2000£199,000
25 April 1997£88,000

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
BN6 9SB
Received
7 May 2026
Validated
11 May 2026
Ward
Hurstpierpoint
Parish
Hurstpierpoint And Sayers Common
Case officer
Show
Target decision
6 Jul 2026
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 151, past the statutory target. 83% of demolitions in Mid Sussex are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 24 Sept 2026.

Day 15195 days past the 56-day target
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 →

Public comments

2comments received
2 objecting

9 neighbours consulted · Last counted 24 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14917554
Planning Portal ref
PP-14917554
Statutory expiry
6 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.