Planning application
2 Watermead Balcombe Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6EY
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
The proposed work includes a garage conversion into home office space.
As published by the council, reference DM/25/2870
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/2870
- Type
- Householder Application
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permission
- Received
- 7 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 7 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 9 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Ardingly, Balcombe And Turners Hill
- Parish
- Balcombe
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RH17 6EY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Nov 2025
Received by Mid Sussex
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9 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Permission
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12 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Mid Sussex granted permission on 9 January 2026, 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 householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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