20 Royal George Road Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 9SD Data via plota.co.uk

DM/26/1572 - Lawful Development Certificate -Proposed Approved

Proposal

Proposed garden building Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
24 Jun 2026
✓
Validated
26 Jun 2026
✓
Approved
4 Aug 2026

Approved on 4 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Aug 2026

Site constraints 3

Fairfield conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Heritage at risk: Fairfields, Burgess Hill
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Burgess Hill built-up area.
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 3

Last sold for £300,000 in May 2021. Terraced house, freehold.

28 May 2021£300,000
9 January 2004£172,500
23 August 2002£153,500New build

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area62 m² (667 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (74 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyEnd-terrace house, 4 habitable rooms
Built1996 to 2002
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2021, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

Work with planning data?

Every application in Mid Sussex - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Council
Mid Sussex
Application type
Lawful Development Certificate -Proposed
Postcode
RH15 9SD
Received
24 Jun 2026
Validated
26 Jun 2026
Ward
Burgess Hill - Victoria
Parish
Burgess Hill
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Aug 2026
Decision
Permission
Decision date
4 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 39 days from validation, 16 days faster than Mid Sussex's median of 55 for extensions. Approved, as 94% of extensions here are.

71%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
595decided in the last year

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.

11 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
31 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
21 Aug 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.

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.