Land At Hurstpierpoint College Malthouse Lane Hurstpierpoint West Sussex Data via plota.co.uk

DM/25/2616 - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Erection of four residential dwellings (2 no. two-bedroom and 2 no. three-bedroom staff accommodation units) with associated parking, landscaping, access improvements, and sustainable drainage measures, on land east of Malthouse Lane Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Oct 2025
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Validated
14 Nov 2025
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Approved
24 Dec 2025

Approved on 24 Dec 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Oct 2026

Site constraints 4

2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Hurstpierpoint College, Grade II, about 5 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint 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 9 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
Received
15 Oct 2025
Validated
14 Nov 2025
Ward
Hurstpierpoint
Parish
Hurstpierpoint And Sayers Common
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Jan 2026
Decision
Permission
Decision date
24 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 40 days from validation, 26 days faster than Mid Sussex's median of 66 for full applications. Approved, as 87% of full applications here are.

45%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
6%go to committee

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Mid Sussex in the last twelve months, from validation. Mid Sussex decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

12 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14403446
Planning Portal ref
PP-14403446
Comments by
28 Nov 2025
Statutory expiry
9 Jan 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