Lindfield planning approval rate
Lindfield ward in Mid Sussex has a 94.4% approval rate based on 610 planning decisions. Mid Sussex overall: 93.1%.
Last updated: September 2026
94.4%
ward approval rate
610
Decisions
576
Approved
34
Refused
93.1%
Mid Sussex average
Lindfield is broadly in line with the Mid Sussex average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Lindfield compares
Lindfield ward
94.4%
Mid Sussex overall
93.1%
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Recent decisions in Lindfield
First floor rear extension over existing ground floor and repositioning of first · Tue 29 Sep 2026
Proposed garage conversion into a habitable space, the construction of a front b · Thu 24 Sep 2026
Lean to shed to left side of house. · Thu 24 Sep 2026
Alterations and extension to residential outbuilding associated with Sunte House · Thu 24 Sep 2026
Alterations and extension to residential outbuilding associated with Sunte House · Thu 24 Sep 2026
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Other wards in Mid Sussex
-- (94.1%)
Hurstpierpoint (93.0%)
Hassocks (93.1%)
Crawley Down (94.0%)
Burgess Hill - Franklands (93.2%)
Cuckfield, Bolney And Ansty (88.0%)
Copthorne And Worth (91.2%)
East Grinstead - Town (94.9%)
Lindfield Rural And High Weald (92.6%)
Ardingly, Balcombe And Turners Hill (92.8%)
Haywards Heath - Franklands (93.7%)