Planning application
Barrington House Portsmouth Wood Drive Lindfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 2DW
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Proposed ground mounted PV solar panels.
As published by the council, reference DM/26/0412
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/0412
- Type
- Householder Application
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Permission
- Received
- 17 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 19 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 20 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Lindfield
- Parish
- Lindfield
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RH16 2DW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Feb 2026
Received by Mid Sussex
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19 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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20 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Permission
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
34 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Mid Sussex granted permission on 20 August 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 householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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