The Gardeners Arms Selsfield Road Ardingly Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6TJ Data via plota.co.uk

DM/26/1500 - Lawful Development Certificate -Existing Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

To demonstrate a lawful start has been undertaken on the site in the form of digging a trench and excavation works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Jun 2026
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Approved
21 Aug 2026

Approved on 21 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Aug 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 5

High Weald National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. 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.
Habitat network: Traditional orchards
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Priority habitat about 8 m away: Deciduous woodland.
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
Lawful Development Certificate -Existing
Postcode
RH17 6TJ
Received
16 Jun 2026
Validated
16 Jun 2026
Ward
Ardingly, Balcombe And Turners Hill
Parish
Ardingly
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Aug 2026
Decision
Permission
Decision date
21 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Elizabeth Godfrey

Public comments

No public comments yet.

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 22 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15012141
Planning Portal ref
PP-15012141
Statutory expiry
11 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
Discharge of Conditions 3, 4, 5 and 9 relating to planning reference DM/22/2953.
DM/23/2421
2023 Approved
Discharge of conditions 2, 3, and 4 relating to reference DM/22/2954.
DM/23/2420
2023 Approved
Discharge of Conditions 3, 4, 5 and 9 relating to planning reference DM/22/2953.
DM/23/2421
2023 Approved
Discharge of conditions 2, 3, and 4 relating to reference DM/22/2954.
DM/23/2420
2023 Approved
Discharge of planning condition numbers 6 and 8 relating to planning application DM/22/29…
DM/23/3076
2023 Approved
Discharge of planning condition numbers 5 and 7 relating to planning application DM/22/29…
DM/23/3075
2023 Approved
Discharge of planning condition numbers 6 and 8 relating to planning application DM/22/29…
DM/23/3076
2023 Approved
Discharge of planning condition numbers 5 and 7 relating to planning application DM/22/29…
DM/23/3075
2022 Approved
Various internal and external alterations, including the erection of a single storey to t…
DM/22/2953
2022 Approved
Various internal and external alterations, including the erection of a single storey to t…
DM/22/2954
2022 Approved
Erection of guest accommodation block with associated parking, infrastructure and landsca…
DM/22/1680
2017 Approved
Discharge of planning condition nos 4 and 5 relating to listed building application DM/17…
DM/17/5025
2017 Approved
Discharge of planning condition nos 4 and 5 relating to planning application DM/17/1161.
DM/17/5023
2017 Approved
Discharge of planning condition nos 4 and 5 relating to listed building application DM/17…
DM/17/5025
2017 Approved
Discharge of planning condition nos 4 and 5 relating to planning application DM/17/1161.
DM/17/5023
2017 Approved
Extend front patio area to include demolition of existing lobby and erection of new garde…
DM/17/1162
2017 Approved
Extend front patio area to include demolition of existing lobby and erection of new garde…
DM/17/1161
2017 Approved
Extend front patio area to include demolition of existing lobby and erection of new garde…
DM/17/1162
2017 Approved
Extend front patio area to include demolition of existing lobby and erection of new garde…
DM/17/1161
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2021 Approved
Horseshoe Cottage Selsfield Road Ardingly Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6TJ
Single storey rear extension.
DM/21/1267
2021 Approved
Horseshoe Cottage Selsfield Road Ardingly Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6TJ
Single storey rear extension.
DM/21/1267
2019 Approved
Fulling Mill Farm, Selsfield Road, Ardingly, Haywards Heath, RH17 6TJ
Infilling of a hollow to restore grazing land
WSCC/020/19/AR
2019 Approved
Fulling Mill Farmhouse, Selsfield Road, Ardingly, Haywards Heath, RH17 6TJ
Infilling of a hollow to restore garden land
WSCC/021/19/AR
2016 Approved
Horseshoe Cottage Selsfield Road Ardingly Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6TJ
Proposed first floor extension to the rear of the property.
DM/16/2602
2016 Approved
Horseshoe Cottage Selsfield Road Ardingly Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6TJ
Proposed first floor extension to the rear of the property.
DM/16/2602
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