Planning application
Horncastle Care Centre Plawhatch Lane Sharpthorne East Grinstead East Sussex RH19 4JH
Works: Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Demolition of the remaining parts of the redundant buildings in the western and southern part of the site; the development of a new specialist dementia care home (Use Class C2); the retention of an existing acquired brain injury (ABI) unit in the northern part of the site (Use Class C2), a retained access from Plawhatch Lane and associated car and cycle parking and landscaping. UPDATED Bat Survey received 25/09/2025.
As published by the council, reference DM/25/1650
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/1650
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 26 Jun 2025
- Validated
- 26 Jun 2025
- Ward
- Lindfield Rural And High Weald
- Parish
- West Hoathly
- Postcode
- RH19 4JH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Jun 2025
Received by Mid Sussex
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 21 August 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
118 documents on file for this application
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