Q Leisure The Old Sand Pit London Road Albourne Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9BQ Data via plota.co.uk

DM/25/3096 - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Construction of six padel courts together with a canopy structure; demolition of the existing sheds; and the erection of a clubhouse building with associated store, pergola and outdoor seating area, alongside hard and soft landscaping Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Dec 2025
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Approved
12 Mar 2026

Approved on 12 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 3

Agricultural land, grade 3b, surveyed
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: Natural England's post-1988 ALC field survey (Reading). Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Survey report ↗
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
National park about 352 m away: South Downs.
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.

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Important details

Council
Mid Sussex
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
BN6 9BQ
Received
2 Dec 2025
Validated
2 Dec 2025
Ward
Downland Villages
Parish
Albourne
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Jan 2026
Decision
Permission
Decision date
12 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 100 days from validation, 34 days slower than Mid Sussex's median of 66 for full applications. Approved, as 86% of full applications here are.

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 →

Public comments

21comments received
21 supporting

100% support · above the UK average of 16%

Last counted 3 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14431508
Planning Portal ref
PP-14431508
Statutory expiry
27 Jan 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2020 Approved
Discharge of planning condition 5 of application DM/18/4461.
DM/20/3410
2020 Approved
Discharge of planning condition 5 of application DM/18/4461.
DM/20/3410
2020 Approved
Variation of condition 2 of planning permission DM/18/4461 to amend wording of condition.
DM/20/4243
2020 Approved
Variation of condition 2 of planning permission DM/18/4461 to amend wording of condition.
DM/20/4243
2020 Approved
Discharge of planning condition 5 of application DM/18/4593.
DM/20/3408
2020 Approved
Discharge of planning condition 5 of application DM/18/4593.
DM/20/3408
2019 Refused
Proposed two storey, partially buried dwelling (warden accommodation for: 1) the wellbein…
DM/19/3876
2019 Refused
Proposed two storey, partially buried dwelling (warden accommodation for: 1) the wellbein…
DM/19/3876
2018 Approved
Amendments to eco-pod as approved under application reference DM/18/1807.
DM/18/4593
2018 Approved
Amendments to proposed shooting range as approved under application DM/17/3002 to create…
DM/18/4461
2018 Approved
Installation of 9 eco-pods.
DM/18/1807
2017 Approved
Proposed Change of Use of land from existing paintball and general use to indoor shooting…
DM/17/3002
2017 Approved
Proposed Change of Use of land from existing paintball and general use to indoor shooting…
DM/17/3002
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