Planning application
5 Orchard Close Scaynes Hill Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 7PQ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of Use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to children's residential care home (Use Class C2) for up to (2/3) children. No external alterations proposed.
As published by the council, reference DM/26/0540
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/0540
- Type
- Change of Use Application
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 2 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 4 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 5 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Lindfield Rural And High Weald
- Parish
- Lindfield Rural
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RH17 7PQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Mar 2026
Received by Mid Sussex
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4 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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5 Jun 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
75 documents on file for this application
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