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Ockenden House Ockenden Lane Cuckfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 5LD

Awaiting decision Mid Sussex DM/25/2445 Trees in a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

x8 Conifers - Remove to ground level.

As published by the council, reference DM/25/2445

Application record

Reference
DM/25/2445
Type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
29 Sep 2025
Validated
29 Sep 2025
Ward
Cuckfield, Bolney And Ansty
Parish
Cuckfield
Postcode
RH17 5LD

Site history

Applications at this address on the Mid Sussex register

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/24/2964 Granted

    Ockenden House Ockenden Lane Cuckfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 5LD

    Widening of existing dormers (amendment to previously approved DM/24/1771) (altered description 19/12)

    Decided 23 Jan 2025 Householder

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Sep 2025

    Received by Mid Sussex

  2. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 24 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 54 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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What 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 tree works applications in a median of 38 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About tree works applications

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

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