Land At Highfields Grid Reference 52672 125278 Brighton Road Warninglid Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 5SY Data via plota.co.uk

DM/26/1195 - Full Application Approved
New homes

Proposal

Proposed detached 3 bedroom single storey dwelling with cycle storage and onsite parking for two vehicles. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 May 2026
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Validated
2 Jun 2026
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Approved
18 Sept 2026

Approved on 18 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 19 Sept 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 3

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 3b
Not 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: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
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.

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Important details

Council
Mid Sussex
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
RH17 5SY
Received
12 May 2026
Validated
2 Jun 2026
Ward
Cuckfield, Bolney And Ansty
Parish
Ansty And Staplefield
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Jul 2026
Decision
Permission
Decision date
18 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 108 days from validation, 52 days slower than Mid Sussex's median of 56 for new homes. Approved, as 65% of new homes here are.

55%decided within 8 weeks
65%approved
48decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

11 neighbours consulted · Last counted 19 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
3 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
28 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2024 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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Continued use of existing building for residential purposes.
DM/23/0218
2023 Approved
Highfields Brighton Road Warninglid West Sussex RH17 5SY
Continued use of existing building for residential purposes.
DM/23/0218
2022 Approved
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2022 Refused
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DM/22/2204
2021 Approved
1 Highfields Brighton Road Warninglid Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 5SY
Erection of 2 detached dwellings with ancillary detached garages following demolition of…
DM/21/3446
2021 Approved
1 Highfields Brighton Road Warninglid Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 5SY
Erection of 2 detached dwellings with ancillary detached garages following demolition of…
DM/21/3446
2021 Approved
15 Thorndean Drive Warninglid Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 5SX
Single storey rear extension (projecting 3.00 metres) to replace existing
DM/21/2994
2021 Approved
15 Thorndean Drive Warninglid Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 5SX
Single storey rear extension (projecting 3.00 metres) to replace existing
DM/21/2994
2016 Approved
Highfields Brighton Road Warninglid West Sussex RH17 5SY
Erection of 3 x 4 bed detached dwellings , 2 with attached garages and a detached garage…
DM/16/2524
2016 Refused
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Erection of an additional detached dwelling with detached garage. (Amended plans received…
DM/16/1291
2016 Refused
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Erection of an additional detached dwelling with detached garage. (Amended plans received…
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2016 Approved
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Outline application with all matters reserved for the replacement of two subsisting resid…
DM/16/0750
2016 Approved
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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