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Downlands Park Care Home Bolnore Farm Lane Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 4BQ

Granted Mid Sussex DM/25/2246 Non Material Amendment

Works: New dwelling Demolition

Relates to DM/20/4159

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Non Material Amendment to application DM/20/4159 - Amend description of development to read: Erection of part two, part three and part four storey building of apartments with community hub together with 15 cottages, to provide extra care facilities, following the demolition of existing care home.

As published by the council, reference DM/25/2246

Application record

Reference
DM/25/2246
Type
Non Material Amendment
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Permission
Received
5 Sep 2025
Validated
5 Sep 2025
Decided
19 Sep 2025
Ward
Haywards Heath - Lucastes And Bolnore
Parish
Haywards Heath
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RH16 4BQ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Mid Sussex register

This site has had 3 applications since 2020: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/25/2452 Granted

    Downlands Park Care Home Bolnore Farm Lane Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 4BQ

    Vary condition 24 relating to planning reference DM/20/4159 to substitute amended plans.

    Decided 26 Nov 2025
  • DM/20/4159 Granted

    Downlands Park Care Home Bolnore Farm Lane Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 4BQ

    Erection of part two, part three and part four storey building comprising 70 extra care apartments with community hub, guest suite and staff facilities together with 15 extra care cottages (85 in total), pavilion, parking and access to form a Continuing Care Retirement Community following demolition of existing care home. Additional highways information received 28th January 2021 (Amended plans received 9th March showing a revised design and a reduction in the number of proposed units to 81)

    Decided 17 Mar 2022 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Sep 2025

    Received by Mid Sussex

  2. 19 Sep 2025

    Decision issued: Permission

  3. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • DM/20/4159 Granted

    Downlands Park Care Home Bolnore Farm Lane Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 4BQ

    Erection of part two, part three and part four storey building comprising 70 extra care apartments with community hub, guest suite and staff facilities together with 15 extra care cottages (85 in total), pavilion, parking and access to form a Continuing Care Retirement Community following demolition of existing care home. Additional highways information received 28th January 2021 (Amended plans received 9th March showing a revised design and a reduction in the number of proposed units to 81)

    Decided 17 Mar 2022 Full applications

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Mid Sussex granted permission on 19 September 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About amendment applications

An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.

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