Planning application
11 Bentswood Road Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 3PN
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Erection of a standalone single storey timber-clad garden building. To be used as annex accommodation (by family member) to the house.
As published by the council, reference DM/26/0709
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/0709
- Type
- Householder Application
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 19 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 24 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Haywards Heath - Bentswood And Heath
- Parish
- Haywards Heath
- Postcode
- RH16 3PN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Mar 2026
Received by Mid Sussex
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24 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 19 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Mid Sussex took a median of 54 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
19 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Mid Sussex for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Mid Sussex decided householder applications in a median of 58 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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