Sunte House Birchen Lane Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 1RZ

This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

• DM/25/1706 Granted

  Sunte House Birchen Lane Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 1RZ

  Proposed demolition and removal of roof canopy and stairs to existing garage and replace with new wooden staircase. Proposed construction of rear extension to main house and extension linking the Dairy and Toolshed outbuildings. Proposed construction of new poolhouse and associated external and internal works, including window replacements.

  Decided 26 Aug 2026
• DM/25/1705 Granted

  Sunte House Birchen Lane Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 1RZ

  Proposed demolition and removal of roof canopy and stairs to existing garage and replace with new wooden staircase. Proposed construction of rear extension to main house and extension linking the Dairy and Toolshed outbuildings. Proposed construction of new poolhouse and associated external and internal works, including window replacements.

  Decided 26 Aug 2026
• DM/25/1708 Awaiting decision

  Sunte House Birchen Lane Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 1RZ

  Alterations and extension to residential outbuilding associated with Sunte House (Barn); external and internal alterations to remaining outbuildings (Stables, Cowshed, Byre); external and internal alterations to separate dwellinghouse (The Cottage)(Amended plans, heritage rebuttal and ecology rebuttal received 19.12.2025 and amended plans received 12.06.2026)

  Submitted 3 Jul 2025 Full applications

1. 3 Jul 2025

   Received by Mid Sussex

2. 9 Jul 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 31 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 3 September 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.

This application is with Mid Sussex for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Mid Sussex decided heritage and listed building applications in a median of 57 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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• Sunte House Birchen Lane Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 1RZ

  DM/25/1708 Submitted 3 Jul 2025 0m away

  87% historically approved · decision due ~3 Sep

  Alterations and extension to residential outbuilding associated with Sunte House (Barn); external and internal alterations to remaining outbuildings (Stables, Cowshed, Byre); external and internal alterations to separate dwellinghouse (The Cottage)(Amended plans, heritage rebuttal and ecology rebuttal received 19.12.2025 and amended plans received 12.06.2026)

  Awaiting decision Full applications Extension 101 docs
  Small domestic

• Sunte House Birchen Lane Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 1RZ

  DM/25/1706 Submitted 3 Jul 2025 20m away

  Proposed demolition and removal of roof canopy and stairs to existing garage and replace with new wooden staircase. Proposed construction of rear extension to main house and extension linking the Dairy and Toolshed outbuildings. Proposed construction of new poolhouse and associated external and internal works, including window replacements.

  Granted Extension Demolition +1 130 docs

• Sunte House Birchen Lane Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 1RZ

  DM/25/1705 Submitted 3 Jul 2025 20m away

  Proposed demolition and removal of roof canopy and stairs to existing garage and replace with new wooden staircase. Proposed construction of rear extension to main house and extension linking the Dairy and Toolshed outbuildings. Proposed construction of new poolhouse and associated external and internal works, including window replacements.

  Granted Extension Demolition +1 146 docs

• Saxbre 14 Birchen Lane Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 1SA

  DM/24/2078 Submitted 27 Aug 2024 107m away

  Proposed demolition of existing ground floor bay window, conservatory and garden house. Proposed single storey rear extension to replace conservatory. Replace existing curtain wall glazing to games room with new external masonry wall and windows. Erection of a new open porch. Replacement of flat-roof dormer with a pitched-roof dormer to frontage. New render to the front elevation. Relocate the front door and alter front fenestration.

  Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer +2 27 docs
  Small domestic

• Land To The West Of 38 Gatesmead Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 1SN

  DM/25/2281 Submitted 10 Sep 2025 132m away

  T1 Oak - remove epicormic growth from main trunk. Reduce crown by 2-3m in all aspects and no further than previous reduction points. T2 Oak - reduce lower crown by approximately 2-3m and no further than previous reduction points. Reduce upper crown by 3.5-4m and no further than previous reduction points. Remove 3 lowest drooping secondary branches on 38 Gatesmead side.

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• 8 Gatesmead Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 1SN

  DM/26/1529 Submitted 18 Jun 2026 147m away

  Proposed single storey rear extension

  Granted Extension
  Small domestic

• DM/25/3132 Granted

  Marlow House 107 High Street Lindfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 2HR

  Retrospective planning permission for a variation to the scheme approved under DM/22/3694, incorporating some reinstatement works.

  8 Dec 2025 Heritage and listed buildings
• DM/25/3073 Granted

  The Coach House Nether Walstead East Mascalls Lane Lindfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 2QJ

  Construction of link extension, external and internal alterations to building.

  1 Dec 2025 Heritage and listed buildings
• DM/26/0156 Granted

  Heathfield House High Street Cuckfield West Sussex RH17 5JU

  Proposed internal alterations and alterations to rear external door.

  22 Jan 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• DM/26/0674 Refused

  Spicers Farm Rowhill Lane Balcombe Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6JN

  Proposed single storey rear extension and minor internal configurations to main house and barn conversion to ancillary accommodation.

  17 Mar 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• DM/26/0704 Granted

  Strouds Church Lane Horsted Keynes Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 7AY

  Demolition of existing conservatory and lean-to outhouse, internal re-configuration to ground and first floor East Building, ground floor alterations to the West Building, altered fenestration to the East building together with internal and external alterations

  19 Mar 2026 Heritage and listed buildings