51 Backwoods Lane Lindfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 2EL Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Single storey side/rear extension and garden room Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 8 Dec 2026, from Mid Sussex's recent extensions.
Site constraints 5
Checked on 16 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2025, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Mid Sussex
- Application type
- Householder Application
- Postcode
- RH16 2EL
- Received
- 12 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 14 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Lindfield
- Parish
- Lindfield
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 9 Dec 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
Decision outlook
Day 14 of the 56-day target. Mid Sussex usually decides extensions by day 55.
Plota live figures for extensions decided by Mid Sussex in the last twelve months, from validation. Mid Sussex decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 23 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15286341
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15286341
- Statutory expiry
- 9 Dec 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%).
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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