Skip to content

4 Lucas Way Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 1JR

DM/26/0189Trees in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 24 February 2026

Council decision: No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

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

T7: Ash - reduce by 10m. T1, T2 and T8: Holly - reduce back to hedge line. T9: Macrocarpa Cypress - Fell. T10: Holly - Fell.

Received
27 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Haywards Heath - Lucastes And Bolnore
  1. Received27 Jan
  2. Validated27 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target10 Mar
  5. Decided24 Feb

Decided in 28 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 4 Lucas Way Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 1JR. Mid Sussex has handled 1,036 applications of this type. This one was decided in 28 days, 3 weeks quicker than Mid Sussex's typical decision time. The site is in the Lucastes conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 50 applications across Haywards Heath - Lucastes And Bolnore. We hold 995 applications in total for the RH16 postcode area.

99% of trees applications at Mid Sussex District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.Planning something similar? See what gets approved on your street

Application details

Postcode
RH16 1JR
Application type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Haywards Heath

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 January 2026
Target decision date
10 March 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14654126
Documents
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Lucastes
  • 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 (21)

flood storage 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.

Source: Mid Sussex

Track this application

Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.

Get email alerts near RH16

New planning applications delivered to your inbox daily.

Around this site

Discuss this application on r/PlanningPermissionUK

For applicants and trades

Planning something similar?

See what the council approved and refused on your street for the project you have in mind. Pick your home and get the evidence before you pay for drawings.

See what gets approved on your streetBuying this property? Report on this address