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Knowles Mead Cottage Church Lane Ardingly Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6UP

DM/26/2673Awaiting decision
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Proposal to site six 475 watt solar panels on southern roof elevation.

Received
23 October 2026
Decision due
22 December 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 7 November 2026
Ward
Ardingly, Balcombe And Turners Hill
  1. Received23 Oct
  2. Validated27 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target22 Dec
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application for a solar installation at Knowles Mead Cottage Church Lane Ardingly Haywards Heath West Sussex RH17 6UP. Mid Sussex has handled 6,398 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 27 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Ardingly conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 116 applications across Ardingly, Balcombe And Turners Hill. We hold 1,686 applications in total for the RH17 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
RH17 6UP
Parish
Ardingly

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Tracie Axford

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Ardingly
  • National Landscape (AONB): High Weald
  • 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, 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, 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

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