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Rock Lodge Cottage Lewes Road Scaynes Hill Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 7NG

Granted Mid Sussex DM/26/0240 Lawful Development Certificate -Existing

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Existing Certificate of Lawful Development for the above property which has been used as dwelling for more than 4 years.

As published by the council, reference DM/26/0240

Application record

Reference
DM/26/0240
Type
Lawful Development Certificate -Existing
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
30 Jan 2026
Validated
17 Feb 2026
Decided
15 Apr 2026
Ward
Lindfield Rural And High Weald
Parish
Lindfield Rural
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RH17 7NG

Site history

Applications at this address on the Mid Sussex register

This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • DM/22/2889 Refused

    Rock Lodge Cottage Lewes Road Scaynes Hill Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 7NG

    Retrospective application to keep outbuilding as a dwelling for an agricultural worker.

    Decided 27 Apr 2023 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Jan 2026

    Received by Mid Sussex

  2. 17 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 15 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

24 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Mid Sussex granted permission on 15 April 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 lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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