Planning application
Firs Farm Copthorne Common Copthorne Crawley West Sussex RH10 3LF
Works: Trees Several homes
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Proposal
Redevelopment of the site to provide 5 dwellinghouses with associated amenity space and parking; hard and soft landscaping; cycle and refuse storage; change of use of land to residential garden for existing dwellinghouse and associated access works. (Flood Risk Assessment and Drainage Report received 18.07.2025, amended Heritage Statement 05.08.2025, amended Site Location plan and amended Tree Information submitted 30.09.2025 and 02.10.2025)
As published by the council, reference DM/25/0708
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/0708
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 17 Mar 2025
- Validated
- 20 Mar 2025
- Ward
- Copthorne And Worth
- Parish
- Worth
- Postcode
- RH10 3LF
Site history
Applications at this address on the Mid Sussex register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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DM/24/2053 Refused
Firs Farm Copthorne Common Copthorne Crawley West Sussex RH10 3LF
Conversion of two buildings to 1 x single family dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) with associated amenity space and parking provision.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Mar 2025
Received by Mid Sussex
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20 Mar 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 15 May 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Mid Sussex took a median of 52 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
80 documents on file for this application
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