1 Francis Road Lindfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 2JB
Approved on 8 January 2026
Council decision: PermissionDelegated (officer decision)5 conditions
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Proposal
Proposed part side extension with a lean to roof and velux window. Part demolition of existing rear extension and change of fenestration. Ground floor, first floor and second floor renovation. New conservation style velux windows to front and rear roof slopes. New windows to side first floor
- Received
- 3 September 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Mid Sussex District Council
- Ward
- Lindfield
- ReceivedReceived3 Sep
- ValidatedValidated3 Sep
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date29 Oct
- DecidedDecided8 Jan
Decided in 127 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at 1 Francis Road Lindfield Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 2JB. Mid Sussex has handled 2,577 applications of this type. This one was decided in 127 days, 11 weeks longer than Mid Sussex's typical decision time. The site is in the Lindfield conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 133 applications across Lindfield. We hold 995 applications in total for the RH16 postcode area.
94% of full 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
- RH16 2JB
- Application type
- Householder Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Lindfield
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 3 September 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 10 October 2025
- Target decision date
- 29 October 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Lime Tree Designs 23 Fieldway Lindfield RH16 2DD
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 10 October 2025
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14296621
- Documents
- 38
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Lindfield
- 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 (20)
flood storage areas, 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.
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
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WithdrawnTrees in a Conservation AreaDM/26/0370
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