Planning application
Worth Lodge Cottage High Street Balcombe Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6QG
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Proposed widening to existing driveway together with new brick pier to match height of existing and close boarded fence modified to suit new layout.
As published by the council, reference DM/26/0371
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/0371
- Type
- Householder Application
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Permission
- Received
- 13 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 16 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 30 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Ardingly, Balcombe And Turners Hill
- Parish
- Balcombe
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RH17 6QG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Mid Sussex register
This site has had 4 applications since 2024.
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DM/26/1549 Decided
Worth Lodge Cottage High Street Balcombe Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6QG
Removal of condition no 3 relating to planning application DM/16/3532 - to permit the continued operation of the established glamping site 12 months of the year.
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DM/25/2433 Decided
Worth Lodge Cottage High Street Balcombe Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6QG
Variation of Condition 2 relating to planning reference DM/24/2404.
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DM/24/2404 Decided
Worth Lodge Cottage High Street Balcombe Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6QG
Proposed erection of a detached garage, workshop and store/office over for the use of Worth Glamping Ltd (Amended description 15/11/2024).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Feb 2026
Received by Mid Sussex
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16 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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30 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Permission
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
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Decided -
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Worth Lodge Cottage High Street Balcombe Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6QG
Variation of Condition 2 relating to planning reference DM/24/2404.
Decided Amendments 12 docs
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