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Haywards Heath - Bentswood And Heath planning approval rate

Haywards Heath - Bentswood And Heath ward in Mid Sussex has a 95.2% approval rate based on 83 planning decisions. Mid Sussex overall: 94.0%.

Last updated: April 2026

95.2%
ward approval rate
83
Decisions
79
Approved
4
Refused
94.0%
Mid Sussex average

Haywards Heath - Bentswood And Heath is broadly in line with the Mid Sussex average — neither notably strict nor notably permissive.

How Haywards Heath - Bentswood And Heath compares

Haywards Heath - Bentswood And Heath ward (83 decided)
95.2%
Mid Sussex overall (7,819 decided)
94.0%
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Recent decisions in Haywards Heath - Bentswood And Heath

DM/24/3077
Demolition of the existing buildings and construction of a new food store (Use C · Mon 23 Feb 2026
Approved
DM/25/2897
Proposed External wall insulation to all external elevations. · Fri 20 Feb 2026
Approved
DM/25/3222
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of a single-storey rear extensi · Mon 09 Feb 2026
Approved
DM/25/3147
Proposed single storey rear extension with rooflights following demolition of ex · Mon 02 Feb 2026
Approved
DM/25/3109
Loft conversion · Thu 29 Jan 2026
Approved

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Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 7,819 decisions.

Other wards in Mid Sussex

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