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65 Balcombe Road Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 1PE

Refused Mid Sussex DM/25/2830 Lawful Development Certificate -Proposed

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Proposed change of use from dwelling house (C3) to Children's Care Home (C2) for 3 children.

As published by the council, reference DM/25/2830

Application record

Reference
DM/25/2830
Type
Lawful Development Certificate -Proposed
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Refusal
Received
4 Nov 2025
Validated
4 Nov 2025
Decided
15 Jan 2026
Ward
Haywards Heath - North
Parish
Haywards Heath
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RH16 1PE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Nov 2025

    Received by Mid Sussex

  2. 15 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: Refusal

  3. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

34 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Mid Sussex refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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