HASSOCKS PARISH COUNCIL
To: All Members of the Planning Committee (Cllrs Maria Angelaki-King, Kristian Berggreen, Robert Brewer, Lesley Cruickshank-Robb, Bill Hatton, Don McBeth) with copies to all other Councillors for information.
A meeting of the PLANNING COMMITTEE will be held on 7 July 2025 at 7.30pm in the Parish Centre, Adastra Park, Hassocks.
Parish Clerk 1 July 2025
AGENDA
1. TO ACCEPT APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
2. TO ACCEPT DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST. Disclosure by Councillors of personal and/or pecuniary interests in matters on the agenda and whether the Councillors regard their interest as prejudicial/pecuniary under the terms of the Code of Conduct.
3. MINUTES. To accept the Minutes of the meeting held on 16 June 2025 (previously circulated).
4. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
5. APPLICATIONS (copies of each application can be viewed online via the Mid Sussex District Council (MSDC) Website – https://pa.midsussex.gov.uk/online-applications/ or the
South Downs National Park Authority (SDNP) Website –https://planningpublicaccess.southdowns.gov.uk/online-applications/
5.1 DM/25/1493 Holly Bush House 11 Lodge Lane Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8LU Eucalyptus – fell and remove.
5.2 LI/25/0900 The Garden Bar & Café And Nursery Shop Allwoods Nursery London Road Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9NB An application has been made to the Licensing Authority for Mid Sussex District Council for the grant of a New Premises Licence.
6. PLANNING AUTHORITY DECISION NOTICES
Application details | Hassocks PC recommendation to Planning Authority | Planning Authority Decision (MSDC/SDNP) |
DM/25/1047 The Oaks Southdown Farm, Lodge Lane, Hassocks First floor extension above link between house and swimming pool enclosure. | Recommend Approval | Permission Granted |
DM/25/0672 46 Dale Avenue, Hassocks, BN6 8LS Extensions and alterations to the existing house and conservatory, including the demolition of the back porch, carport and garage. Construction of a lean-to shed and extension to existing garden room. | Recommend Refusal | Permission Granted |
DM/25/1485 31 Hurst Road, Hassocks, BN6 9NL non material amendment to application DM/24/2716 – To remove the wording (amended plans received 22.11.2024). | Not notified | Approved |
DM/25/0848 13 Ockenden Way Hassocks BN6 8HS Proposed rear extension to bungalow. | Recommend Approval | Permission Granted |
DM/25/0800 Rossmead Orchard Lane Hassocks Alterations to the existing rear ground floor plan and the construction of a single-storey side extension, modifications to the rear elevation and the construction of a single story link building is proposed between the main dwelling and the annex. | Recommend Approval | Permission Granted |
DM/25/1172 31 Hurst Road Hassocks BN6 9NL Variation of condition nos 2 and 4 relating to planning application DM/24/2716 – to allow design changes to rear extension flat roof. | Recommend Approval | Permission Granted |
The following notifications of Certificate of Lawful Use or Development (LDC), General Permitted Development (GDP) and/or Prior Approval/Notification were noted:
Application details | Hassocks PC recommendation to Planning Authority | Planning Authority Decision (MSDC/SDNP) |
DM/25/1092 42 Stanford Avenue, Hassocks, BN6 8JJ Proposed hip to gable roof extension and loft conversion including the erection of a rear dormer and installation of velux rooflights to front elevation. New side elevation windows to first and second floor. | Noted | LDC issued |
DM/25/1212 14 Sycamore Way, Hassocks, BN6 8YH Conversion of loft space including construction of rear facing dormer window | Recommend Approval | LDC issued |
7. URGENT MATTERS at the discretion of the Chairman for noting and/or inclusion on a future agenda.
8. Date of Next Meeting. Monday 28 July 2025.
Please Note
All members of the public are welcome to attend meetings of the Parish Council and its Committees. Item 4 – a period of 15 minutes will be set aside for the public statements and questions relating to the published non-confidential business of the Meeting.
It may be necessary to consider particular items in confidential session and where this arises, these items will be considered at the end of the agenda.
FILMING, RECORDING OF COUNCIL MEETINGS AND USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA
During this meeting members of the public may film or record the Committee and officers from the public area only providing it does not disrupt the meeting. The Confidential section of the meeting may not be filmed or recorded. If a member of the public objects to being recorded, the person(s) filming must stop doing so until that member of the public has finished speaking. The use of social media is permitted but members of the public are requested to switch their mobile devices to silent for the duration of the meeting.
HASSOCKS PARISH COUNCIL
Minutes of the PLANNING COMMITTEE Meeting held on Monday 7th July 2025 at 7.30pm in the Parish Centre, Adastra Park, Hassocks
Attendees: Parish Councillors: Cllr Kristian Berggreen, Cllr Lesley Cruickshank-Robb, Cllr Maria Angelaki-King, Cllr Don McBeth, Cllr Bill Hatton, Cllr Bob Brewer.
In Attendance: Deputy Clerk – Helen Valler
P25/23 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE. There were no apologies for absence.
P25/24 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST. Cllr Kristian Berggreen declared a personal interest in item 5.2 – LI/25/0900
P25/25 MINUTES. It was RESOLVED that the minutes of the Planning Committee meeting held on
16th June 2025 be signed by the Chair as a true and accurate record of the meeting.
P25/26 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. No members of the public present.
P25/27 APPLICATIONS:
P25/27.1 DM/25/1493 Holly Bush House 11 Lodge Lane Hassocks West Sussex BN6 8LU Eucalyptus – fell and remove.
RECOMMENDATION: Refer to Tree Officer
P25/27.2 LI/25/0900 The Garden Bar & Café And Nursery Shop Allwoods Nursery London Road Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9NB An application has been made to the Licensing Authority for Mid Sussex District Council for the grant of a New Premises Licence.
RECOMMENDATION: No objection
P25/28 PLANNING AUTHORITY DECISION NOTICES
The following decisions were noted:
Application details | Hassocks PC recommendation to Planning Authority | Planning Authority Decision (MSDC/SDNP) |
DM/25/1047 The Oaks Southdown Farm, Lodge Lane, Hassocks First floor extension above link between house and swimming pool enclosure. | Recommend Approval | Permission Granted |
DM/25/0672 46 Dale Avenue, Hassocks, BN6 8LS
Extensions and alterations to the existing house and conservatory, including the demolition of the back porch, carport and garage. Construction of a lean-to shed and extension to existing garden room.
|
Recommend Refusal | Permission Granted |
DM/25/1485 31 Hurst Road, Hassocks, BN6 9NL non material amendment to application DM/24/2716 – To remove the wording (amended plans received
22.11.2024).
|
Not notified | Approved |
DM/25/0848 13 Ockenden Way Hassocks BN6 8HS Proposed rear extension to bungalow.
|
Recommend Approval | Permission Granted |
DM/25/0800 Rossmead Orchard Lane Hassocks
Alterations to the existing rear ground floor plan and the construction of a single-storey side extension, modifications to the rear elevation and the construction of a single story link building is proposed between the main dwelling and the annex
|
Recommend Approval | Permission Granted |
DM/25/1172 31 Hurst Road Hassocks BN6 9NL
Variation of condition nos 2 and 4 relating to planning application DM/24/2716 – to allow design changes to rear extension flat roof.
|
Recommend Approval | Permission Granted |
The following notifications of Certificate of Lawful Use or Development (LDC), General Permitted Development (GDP) and/or Prior Approval/Notification were noted:
Application details | Hassocks PC recommendation to Planning Authority | Planning Authority Decision (MSDC/SDNP) |
DM/25/1092 42 Stanford Avenue, Hassocks, BN6 8JJ Proposed hip to gable roof extension and loft conversion including the erection of a rear dormer
and installation of velux rooflights to front elevation. New side elevation windows to first and second floor. |
Noted | LDC issued |
DM/25/1212 14 Sycamore Way, Hassocks, BN6 8YH Conversion of loft space including construction of rear facing dormer window | Recommend Approval | LDC issued |
P25/29 URGENT MATTERS at the discretion of the Chairman for noting and/or inclusion on a future agenda. No urgent matters.
P25/30 DATE OF NEXT MEETING. Monday 28th July at 7.30pm
There being no other business the Chair closed the meeting at 7.40pm
Signed………………………………Date………………………………
See full list of 2025/26 meetings, minutes and agendas here >
18/08/2025
Extra-Ordinary Meeting of Hassocks Parish Council
18/08/2025
Planning Committee
See full list of 2025/26 meetings, minutes and agendas here >