Planning application
Downlands Park Care Home Bolnore Farm Lane Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 4BQ
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.
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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.
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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)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Sep 2025
Received by Mid Sussex
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19 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Permission
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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