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Mulberries Lewes Road Horsted Keynes Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 7DP

Refused Mid Sussex DM/26/0734 Householder Application

Works: Extension Loft or dormer Windows or glazing Domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Two storey side extension incorporating the existing garage and a dormer window within the side roofslope (revised description agreed 08.04.2026)

As published by the council, reference DM/26/0734

Application record

Reference
DM/26/0734
Type
Householder Application
Status
Refused
Decision
Refusal
Received
23 Mar 2026
Validated
25 Mar 2026
Decided
20 May 2026
Ward
Lindfield Rural And High Weald
Parish
Horsted Keynes
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RH17 7DP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Mar 2026

    Received by Mid Sussex

  2. 25 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 May 2026

    Decision issued: Refusal

  4. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

28 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About householder applications

How this application type works

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden: extensions, loft and garage conversions, porches, outbuildings and similar alterations within the boundary of the home. They cannot be used to create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. Councils aim to decide them within eight weeks, and immediate neighbours are usually notified and given a chance to comment.

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