Foresters Cottage Cross Colwood Lane Bolney Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 5RX Data via plota.co.uk

DM/26/0002 - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Replacement dwelling house Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Jan 2026
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Validated
8 Jan 2026
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Approved
8 May 2026

Approved on 8 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National landscape about 25 m away: High Weald
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
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.
Ancient woodland about 15 m away: Nailards Wood
Inside the 15 m buffer standing advice asks for from the boundary.
National policy refuses development that would cause loss or deterioration of ancient woodland or ancient trees unless there are wholly exceptional reasons.
Also on the record
Priority habitat about 14 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 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 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 5RX
Received
5 Jan 2026
Validated
8 Jan 2026
Ward
Cuckfield, Bolney And Ansty
Parish
Bolney
Case officer
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Target decision
5 Mar 2026
Decision
Permission
Decision date
8 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 120 days from validation, 64 days slower than Mid Sussex's median of 56 for demolitions. Approved, as 92% of demolitions here are.

59%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
95decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14592308
Planning Portal ref
PP-14592308
Statutory expiry
5 Mar 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