Bentham House, Henmead House, Langley House And Chorley House Renfields Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 4WG Data via plota.co.uk

DM/26/2341 - Lawful Development Certificate -Proposed Pending Consideration
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Removal of existing timber decking and soffit on the relevant balconies, and their replacement with a fire-rated decking and soffit at Bentham House, Henmead House, Langley House, and Chorley House. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 17 Nov 2026, from Mid Sussex's recent extensions.

Documents

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Site constraints 5

Agricultural land, grade 3b, surveyed
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: Natural England's post-1988 ALC field survey (Reading). 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.
Survey report ↗
Local nature reserve about 228 m away: Ashenground and Bolnore Woods
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Haywards Heath built-up area; Priority habitat about 31 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 29 September 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 -Proposed
Postcode
RH16 4WG
Received
23 Sept 2026
Validated
23 Sept 2026
Ward
Haywards Heath - Lucastes And Bolnore
Parish
Haywards Heath
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Boyer Planning Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 12 of the 56-day target. Mid Sussex usually decides extensions by day 55.

Day 1244 days to the 56-day target
71%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
535decided 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.

Last counted 29 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15064139
Statutory expiry
18 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2021 Approved
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2021 Approved
2 Ferny Croft Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 4UP
Garage conversion including changing garage doors into 2 windows to create a habitable sp…
DM/21/0697
2020 Approved
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Proposed garage conversion.
DM/20/2585
2020 Approved
4 Centenary Way Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 4UZ
Proposed garage conversion.
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2020 Approved
2 Pond Meadow Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 4WE
Conservatory to the rear.
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2020 Approved
2 Pond Meadow Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 4WE
Conservatory to the rear.
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2019 Refused
Land At Adjacent To 2 Ferny Croft Haywards Heath West Sussex
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2019 Refused
Land At Adjacent To 2 Ferny Croft Haywards Heath West Sussex
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2016 Withdrawn
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2016 Withdrawn
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Hornbeam (T1) reduce crown 3-4m.
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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