Evergreen London Road Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9NA Data via plota.co.uk

DM/25/2046 - Outline Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Outline planning application for 3 detached dwellings. (Amended plans received 09.03.2026, Heritage Statement and PEA received 21.05.2026, Tree Survey and Reptile Survey received 15.06.2026, Planning Statement, DAS and BNG information received 18.06.2026, amended Application form received 24.06.2026, BNG information received 05.08.2026 and Flood Risk Assessment received 17.06.2026 and 27.08.2026.) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
13 Aug 2025
Validated
5 Jan 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Mar 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 12 Sept 2026; it is now day 250. The consultation period closed on 6 Feb 2026.

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 4, 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 11 September 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
Outline Application
Postcode
BN6 9NA
Received
13 Aug 2025
Validated
5 Jan 2026
Ward
Hassocks
Parish
Hassocks
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Mar 2026
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 250, past the statutory target. 79% of outline applications in Mid Sussex are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 10 Sept 2026.

Day 250194 days past the 56-day target
55%decided within 8 weeks
58%approved
7%go to committee

Plota live figures for outline applications decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent outline applications in Mid Sussex to go on. Mid Sussex decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14055071
Comments by
6 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No
Mid Sussex
Planning Authority Score
4.8/10
Below average
#161 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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