38 Backwoods Lane Lindfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 2EN Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Single storey front porch, side extension, rear extension. Hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer and rooflights to front elevation. Amendment to existing dropped kerb. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 24 Feb 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Oct 2026
Site constraints 5
Checked on 3 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 £536,750 in October 2020. Semi-detached house, freehold.
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
- RH16 2EN
- Received
- 19 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 23 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Lindfield
- Parish
- Lindfield
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 17 Feb 2026
- Decision
- Permission
- Decision date
- 24 Feb 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 63 days from validation, 8 days slower than Mid Sussex's median of 55 for householder applications. Approved, as 94% of householder applications here are.
Plota live figures for householder applications decided by Mid Sussex in the last twelve months, from validation. Mid Sussex decision record →
Public comments
7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- Pp-14577274
- Statutory expiry
- 17 Feb 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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