Planning application
The Bungalow 139 Lower Church Road Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 9AA
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Proposed garage conversion
As published by the council, reference DM/25/2937
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/2937
- Type
- Householder Application
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 14 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 16 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Burgess Hill - Meeds And Hammonds
- Parish
- Burgess Hill
- Postcode
- RH15 9AA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Nov 2025
Received by Mid Sussex
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16 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 13 March 2026, 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 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat 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 householder applications in a median of 58 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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