Land At Foxhole Farm Foxhole Lane Bolney West Sussex Data via plota.co.uk

DM/26/1961 - Reserved Matters Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Approval of reserved matters (appearance landscaping layout and scale) following outline approval of for the erection of 198 dwellings (including 60 affordable) with associated landscaping, community orchard, public open space and infrastructure. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
13 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 12 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision by 6 Nov 2026, from Mid Sussex's recent new homes.

The consultation period closed on 11 Sept 2026.

Associated applications 5

Site constraints 3

Agricultural land, grade 3a
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 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1886 m away: Rampion Offshore Wind Farm.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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, the Planning Inspectorate 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
Reserved Matters Application
Received
7 Aug 2026
Validated
13 Aug 2026
Ward
Cuckfield, Bolney And Ansty
Parish
Bolney
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 57, past Mid Sussex's usual 56 days for new homes. 62% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 12 Nov 2026.

Day 5734 days to the 91-day target
51%decided within 8 weeks
65%approved
5%go to committee

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

Public comments

40comments received
39 objecting1 neutral

98% object · above the UK average of 74%

87 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15067176
Planning Portal ref
PP-15067176
Comments by
11 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
12 Nov 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