Planning application
Millennium Seed Bank Wakehurst Place Selsfield Road Ardingly Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6TN
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Replacement of the existing refrigeration system with new plant and associated works.
As published by the council, reference DM/26/1187
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/1187
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Permission
- Received
- 12 May 2026
- Validated
- 12 May 2026
- Decided
- 15 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Ardingly, Balcombe And Turners Hill
- Parish
- Ardingly
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RH17 6TN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 May 2026
Received by Mid Sussex
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15 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Permission
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
31 documents on file for this application
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Mid Sussex granted permission on 15 July 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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