Falcon Park Hophurst Lane Crawley Down Crawley West Sussex RH10 4XF Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Use of Buildings A and B for storage and distribution (Class B8) along with external alterations to include a single storey front extension to Building A to create a lobby area, recladding, new windows and loading bays, demolition of Building C and construction of a replacement single storey office building (Class E) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Jan 2026
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Approved
14 Apr 2026

Approved on 14 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 9 Sept 2026

Associated applications 2

  • FullApprovedDM/26/0154This application
    Use of Buildings A and B for storage and distribution (Class B8) along with external alterations to include a single storey…

    Conditions 4, 6 awaiting decision

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
Inside the Crawley Down built-up area; 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. 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 £2,700,000 in June 2024. Other property, freehold.

10 June 2024£2,700,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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
Full Application
Postcode
RH10 4XF
Received
22 Jan 2026
Validated
22 Jan 2026
Ward
Crawley Down
Parish
Worth
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Apr 2026
Decision
Permission
Decision date
14 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 82 days from validation, 26 days slower than Mid Sussex's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 85% of changes of use here are.

51%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
5%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use 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 9 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14625563
Planning Portal ref
PP-14625563
Comments by
27 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Apr 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.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.