Lindfield planning approval rate
Lindfield ward in Mid Sussex has a 94.9% approval rate based on 527 planning decisions. Mid Sussex overall: 94.0%.
Last updated: March 2026
94.9%
ward approval rate
527
Decisions
500
Approved
27
Refused
94.0%
Mid Sussex average
Lindfield is broadly in line with the Mid Sussex average — neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Lindfield compares
Lindfield ward
94.9%
Mid Sussex overall
94.0%
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Recent decisions in Lindfield
Single storey rear extension extending beyond the rear wall of the original hous · Thu 26 Feb 2026
Proposed two storey rear extension, ground floor rear and front extensions, roof · Tue 24 Feb 2026
Single storey front porch, side extension, rear extension. Hip to gable loft con · Tue 24 Feb 2026
Cypress ( T1 ) reduce back to boundary. Ash ( T2 ) reduce back to boundary.Sweet · Wed 18 Feb 2026
Proposed single storey side and rear extension. · Wed 04 Feb 2026
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✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 7,819 decisions.
Other wards in Mid Sussex
-- (94.1%)
Hurstpierpoint (92.7%)
Hassocks (92.8%)
Crawley Down (94.1%)
Burgess Hill - Franklands (93.3%)
Copthorne And Worth (91.3%)
East Grinstead - Town (95.3%)
Haywards Heath - Franklands (93.8%)
East Grinstead - Imberhorne (95.1%)
Cuckfield, Bolney And Ansty (89.8%)
Lindfield Rural And High Weald (93.7%)