Planning application
Former Catholic Church Of St Stephen Hamsland Horsted Keynes West Sussex
Works: New dwelling Demolition Trees Several homes
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Proposal
Demolition of former St Stephens Church, replacement residential development of 3 no. houses, parking, landscaping and access. (Drainage Strategy received 19.06.2026. Further inforamtion, including trees, received 26.06.2026. Shed/cycle store drawing received 01.07.2026)
As published by the council, reference DM/26/1080
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/1080
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 29 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 7 May 2026
- Ward
- Lindfield Rural And High Weald
- Parish
- Horsted Keynes
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Apr 2026
Received by Mid Sussex
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7 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 2 July 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 52 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
53 documents on file for this application
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