Fernwood 10 Meadow Drive Lindfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 2RT

1. 10 Dec 2025

   Received by Mid Sussex

2. 4 Feb 2026

   Decision issued: Permission

3. 12 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.

If permission was granted, work must normally begin within three years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden: extensions, loft and garage conversions, porches, outbuildings and similar alterations within the boundary of the home. They cannot be used to create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. Councils aim to decide them within eight weeks, and immediate neighbours are usually notified and given a chance to comment.

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• 3 Kidbrook Lindfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 2RU

  DM/24/2251 Submitted 16 Sep 2024 76m away

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  Decided Householder Extension 11 docs
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• West View House West View Lindfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 2LL

  DM/21/2560 Submitted 6 Jul 2021 98m away

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• 23 Meadow Drive Lindfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 2RS

  DM/25/2235 Submitted 4 Sep 2025 102m away

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• 13 Meadow Drive Lindfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 2RS

  DM/26/1827 Submitted 24 Jul 2026 126m away

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• DM/26/1124 Granted

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