Planning application
11 Barnfield Balcombe Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6FW
Works: Windows or glazing Small 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
Retrospective garage conversion ancillary to residential accommodation (snug and utility) including installation of rear facing window.
As published by the council, reference DM/26/0972
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/0972
- Type
- Householder Application
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Refusal
- Received
- 16 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 24 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 11 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Ardingly, Balcombe And Turners Hill
- Parish
- Balcombe
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RH17 6FW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Apr 2026
Received by Mid Sussex
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24 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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11 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Refusal
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
21 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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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