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Shepherds Cottage Stuccles Farm Twineham Lane Sayers Common Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9JF

DM/25/1857Change of Use ApplicationApproved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 29 July 2026

5 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.

Proposal

Retrospective change of use from agricultural land to residential garden land, including proposed erection of fencing. Retrospective change of use of the barn (including external alterations and porch extension) , workshop/stable (including linked extension to barn) and maintenance store, all to residential ancillary accommodation. Amendments and Additional Information received on 27.05.2026.

Received
21 July 2025
Ward
Downland Villages
  1. Received21 Jul
  2. Validated27 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target22 Jul
  5. Decided29 Jul

Decided in 63 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at Shepherds Cottage Stuccles Farm Twineham Lane Sayers Common Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9JF. Mid Sussex has handled 293 applications of this type. This one was decided in 373 days, 46 weeks longer than Mid Sussex's typical decision time. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 76 applications across Downland Villages. We hold 1,707 applications in total for the BN6 postcode area.

80% of amendment applications at Mid Sussex District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
BN6 9JF
Application type
Change of Use Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Hurstpierpoint And Sayers Common

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 May 2026
Target decision date
22 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Lisa Vohmann Architecture Hillside Hawkspur Green Braintree West Sussex CM7 4SH

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13715127
Documents
45

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    2 Nov

    Erection of a greenhouse and storage shed to provide a dedicated horticultural facility associated with…

    PendingApplicationDM/26/2743
  2. 2023
    20 Sep

    Existing barn used for domestic ancillary use. Building works carried out to facilitate continued domestic…

    WithdrawnLawful Development Certificate -ExistingDM/23/2437
  3. 2022
    6 Oct

    Retrospective planning application for the retention of a new boundary wall and drive access position with…

    ApprovedFull ApplicationDM/22/3091
  4. 2022
    27 Sep

    Retrospective application for retention of a new shed to house tractor and agricultural machinery…

    ApprovedFull ApplicationDM/22/2974
  5. 2005
    21 Feb

    Proposed conversion of a one-bedroomed bungalow into a two bedroomed bungalow (amended description).

    ApprovedFull Application05/00422/FUL
  6. 2004
    15 Dec

    Proposed single storey hipped roof extension and conversion of one bedroom bungalow and farm buildings into a…

    WithdrawnFull Application04/03001/FUL

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