Rosewood Cottage Birch Close Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 7ST Data via plota.co.uk

Pending DM/26/2472

Council

Mid Sussex 4.8/10

Date received

5 Oct 2026

Date validated

5 Oct 2026

Postcode

RH17 7ST

Description

Oak tree at front of property - crown reduce by approximately 1.5 - 2 metres throughout canopy. Data via plota.co.uk

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Last checked 8 Oct 2026, 05:24

Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision between 30 Nov 2026 and 21 Dec 2026, from Mid Sussex's recent full applications.

Day 4 of the 56-day target. Mid Sussex usually decides full applications by day 66.

prediction

Day 462 days to the predicted decision (day 66)

42%decided within 8 weeks

86%approved

116decided in the last year

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

Site constraints 3

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Also on the record

Conservation area about 37 m away: Lewes Road; Inside the Haywards Heath built-up area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 8 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 1

Last sold for £247,500 in July 1996. Detached house, freehold.

31 July 1996£247,500

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

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Nearby new applications

1 Oct 2026Pending

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17 Sept 2026Pending

371 Franklands Village Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 3RP

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3 Aug 2026Pending

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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