Planning application
Middle House Lanehurst Twineham Lane Albourne Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9JP
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Proposed erection of a summer house with ground floor and a mezzanine level
As published by the council, reference DM/25/2161
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/2161
- Type
- Householder Application
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 26 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 12 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Downland Villages
- Parish
- Albourne
- Postcode
- BN6 9JP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Mid Sussex register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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DM/25/3035 Refused
Middle House Lanehurst Twineham Lane Albourne Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9JP
This Lawful Development Certificate (LDC) application seeks to confirm that the entire rear garden of the property forms part of its lawful curtilage, as illustrated in the plans submitted under application DM/25/2161.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Aug 2025
Received by Mid Sussex
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12 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 7 November 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 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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DM/25/3035 Refused
Middle House Lanehurst Twineham Lane Albourne Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9JP
This Lawful Development Certificate (LDC) application seeks to confirm that the entire rear garden of the property forms part of its lawful curtilage, as illustrated in the plans submitted under application DM/25/2161.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Mid Sussex for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Mid Sussex decided householder applications in a median of 58 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Middle House Lanehurst Twineham Lane Albourne Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9JP
This Lawful Development Certificate (LDC) application seeks to confirm that the entire rear garden of the property forms part of its lawful curtilage, as illustrated in the plans submitted under application DM/25/2161.
Refused Lawful development 9 docs -
Land West Of Twineham Lane Albourne West Sussex
Construction of silage clamp to allow the safe, secure, SSAFO compliant storage of silage produced and used by the agricultural business
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