Planning application
Ockenden Garden Lodge Ockenden Lane Cuckfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 5LD
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Proposed conversion of garage into living accommodation
As published by the council, reference DM/25/2829
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/2829
- Type
- Householder Application
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Permission
- Received
- 3 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 3 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 12 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Cuckfield, Bolney And Ansty
- Parish
- Cuckfield
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RH17 5LD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Mid Sussex register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/26/0883 Decided
Ockenden Garden Lodge Ockenden Lane Cuckfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 5LD
Discharge of planning conditions nos 3 and 4 relating to planning application DM/25/2829.
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DM/25/2471 Granted
Ockenden Garden Lodge Ockenden Lane Cuckfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 5LD
T1 Cypress- Fell, T2 Bay- Fell, T3 Bay- Fell, T4 Yew- Fell, T5 Beech - Reduce by 2m and raise the canopy by 3m as loss of light and overbearing, T6 Elder - Fell as compromising the wall.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Nov 2025
Received by Mid Sussex
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12 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Permission
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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/26/0883 Decided
Ockenden Garden Lodge Ockenden Lane Cuckfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 5LD
Discharge of planning conditions nos 3 and 4 relating to planning application DM/25/2829.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
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About householder applications
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T1 Cypress- Fell, T2 Bay- Fell, T3 Bay- Fell, T4 Yew- Fell, T5 Beech - Reduce by 2m and raise the canopy by 3m as loss of light and overbearing, T6 Elder - Fell as compromising the wall.
Granted Trees 10 docs -
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T1 - Western Red Cedar - Fell. G2 - Western Red Cedar x 5 - Fell. T3 - Ash - Fell. T4 - Accacia - Fell. T5 - Cherry - Fell.
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x8 Conifers - Remove to ground level.
Awaiting decision Trees -
Ockenden Garden Lodge Ockenden Lane Cuckfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 5LD
Discharge of planning conditions nos 3 and 4 relating to planning application DM/25/2829.
Decided Conditions 13 docs -
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Decided Trees 6 docs -
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