Planning application
Storm Creative Partnership Ltd The Old Surgery High Street Handcross Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6BN
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from B1 (Office) to C3 (Dwelling House), associated internal and external alterations and removal of external staircase
As published by the council, reference DM/25/3256
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/3256
- Type
- Change of Use Application
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 22 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 12 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 3 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Handcross And Pease Pottage
- Parish
- Slaugham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RH17 6BN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Dec 2025
Received by Mid Sussex
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12 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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3 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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12 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
17 documents on file for this application
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