87 Vale Road Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 4JG

1. 28 Jan 2026

   Received by Mid Sussex

2. 25 Mar 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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• 50 Vale Road Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 4JS

  DM/26/1153 Submitted 7 May 2026 116m away

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• 21 Southdown Close Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 4JR

  DM/26/0410 Submitted 17 Feb 2026 136m away

  Proposed two storey side extension and open porch.

  Decided Householder Extension 22 docs
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• 12 Southdown Close Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 4JR

  DM/26/1882 Submitted 29 Jul 2026 136m away

  72% historically approved · decision due ~6 Oct

  Internal reconfiguration of detached house to create wheelchair accessible dwelling, including the addition of a single storey extension and decking to the rear to enable level access to the garden. Replacement of all existing windows, rooflights added to front and rear and PV panels added to front.

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• 12 Southdown Close Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 4JR

  DM/26/1924 Submitted 3 Aug 2026 136m away

  72% historically approved · decision due ~28 Sep

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• 4 Ashenground Close Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 4PT

  DM/26/1813 Submitted 22 Jul 2026 156m away

  72% historically approved · decision due ~25 Sep

  Part retrospective and proposed work to the front garden wall with landscaping arrangement to front driveway with raised area to the front of the house including raising the rear fence with trellis for privacy due to the sloped gardens.

  Awaiting decision
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• DM/26/1124 Granted

  Fir Trees Hazelgrove Road Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 3PQ

  Close existing vehicle access, raise highway kerb and footway to WSCC specification and fence boundary as existing. Creation of new access on the north onto New England Road.

  5 May 2026 Householder
• DM/25/1705 Decided

  Sunte House Birchen Lane Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 1RZ

  Proposed demolition and removal of roof canopy and stairs to existing garage and replace with new wooden staircase. Proposed construction of rear extension to main house and extension linking the Dairy and Toolshed outbuildings. Proposed construction of new poolhouse and associated external and internal works, including window replacements.

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• DM/26/1162 Decided

  5 Watermead Balcombe Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6EY

  A two storey side extension, set back from the existing front elevation. Single storey rear extension. New door to the rear external wall.

  8 May 2026 Householder
• DM/26/0412 Decided

  Barrington House Portsmouth Wood Drive Lindfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 2DW

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  Hillbury Cottage Horsham Road Handcross Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6DB

  Proposed 3m extension to an existing dropped kerb.

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