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Environment and Planning

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Public Access - Planning Application Information Service

PublicAccess for Planning allows you to view details of planning applications. You can:-

• Monitor the progress of an application and submit comments;
• View documents for current applications;
• Search a list of applications submitted and decided each week;
• See whether an appeal has been lodged and any appeal decisions;
• View property details by reference to a map.

Use of PublicAccess for Planning is subject to agreements for the use of government and private sector information. By using PublicAccess for Planning you agree to be bound by our conditions. Please see below for more information, including browser compatibility, and personal security issues.

Problems or queries?
If you experience problems using PublicAccess for Planning or have any queries about the information shown on the site, please e-mail planninginfo@midsussex.gov.uk with details and we will do our best to assist you.

Documents not downloading?
Occasionally you will experience problems downloading documents. This is normally because the document is too large and is taking too long to download. Unfortunately, the Council does not control the volume of information submitted with an application, and many documents can be quite large and in colour, resulting in a large file size that is not conducive to download. Where possible we try to split large files. If you cannot obtain a document of interest please email planninginfo@midsussex.gov.uk giving the planning application number and document details and we will try to assist you.

Browser compatibility and operation
Sorry Mac fans and other free spirits, PublicAccess for Planning has been optimized for Microsoft Internet Explorer! Users of other browsers such as Safari, Firefox and Opera, may experience compatibility issues while trying to browse our site. Our supplier is aware of this limitation.

If you experience any problems where a window does not pop up, you may need to check that the site 'dc.midsussex.gov.uk/publicaccess/' is set up in your internet explorer settings. This can be checked by going to 'Tools, Internet options', and under the security tab, click trusted sites and then the sites tab, and add http://dc.midsussex.gov.uk/publicaccess/ (N.B. Remove tick from 'require server verification' box). You may also experience problems if you are using pop-up blocking utilities. If this is the case, see your own documentation for enabling the above address.

Personal security, data protection and availability of documents online
It is an accepted principle of the planning process that it should be open and transparent. For this reason, and in accordance with national guidance on best practice, the Council will try to make as much information as possible available either at its offices or via its website.

The Council try to ensure that personal information supplied by the applicant or by those making representations cannot be used to engage in identity theft. However, it should be noted that the name and address of the applicant and those making representations will be made public. Please note that confidential or anonymous representations cannot be taken into account by the Council.

The Council will obscure areas of documents that relate to signatures, phone numbers or email addresses where these are published online. However, human error can occur and we may miss something. If you notice something that causes you concern, then please email: planninginfo@midsussex.gov.uk noting the application reference and document details and we will do our best to resolve the matter.

If you are submitting representations online, there are some simple steps that you can take to minimise any concerns you have over identity theft whilst ensuring that your comments will be noted:-

• Do not include personal information, other than your name and address within the body of your letter or email. Signatures on paper representations will be obscured online.
• There is no need to sign your representation if submitting electronically, although your name and address must form part of the document.
• If commenting by email, send your representation as an attachment to an email, this will ensure your email address is not published. Please ensure that your name and address remains.

Any representations made, either in writing or online, will be publicly available at council offices and online. You should therefore exercise caution when making comments to ensure that they are not offensive, inflammatory or libellous, as you remain responsible for any statements that you make. Think twice; type once!

A copy of the current guidelines that the Council adheres to can be downloaded here.
Guidelines for the display of planning information online

Use of the system for professional research
The Council is aware that many users of this facility do so in a professional capacity. Please be aware that whilst every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the data, the planning information contained within the site is at present incomplete and must not be used as a substitute for carrying out a formal search. Reliable information exists from January 2000, although you may find incomplete history for previous years. You should also be aware that there are issues relating to the integrity of the underlying property database. Duplicate properties and history trails may exist, and you should therefore exercise care. We are working to correct this issues. Boundaries shown on the Ordnance Survey mapping and implied through planning applications do not necessarily relate to land ownership. The Council does not hold records of private land. All queries related to land ownership should be directed to HM Land Registry

Disclaimer
No responsibility will be taken for any errors or omissions in the planning information obtained from PublicAccess for Planning. Similarly the information contained does not constitute in any way a formal notification of a planning decision, and as such any actions taken as a result of information displayed on the site are undertaken entirely at the viewer's own risk. The Council will not accept any liability in respect of any loss, damage or injury (financial, contractual or otherwise) sustained as a result or allegedly as a result of reliance thereon.

Planning Finder
Is a free service which sends users an email notification of any planning application submitted within an area centred on a postcode. The chosen search area is easily and quickly defined by the user. This service is not provided by Mid Sussex District Council, although users of PublicAccess for Planning may find it useful if they wish to be kept automatically informed of applications within their area. The Council accepts no responsibility for your subsequent use of Planning Finder.

Mid Sussex District Council copyright
Mid Sussex District Council retains copyright to all original material used on this website. The PublicAccess for Planning software is provided by Caps-Solutions Limited who maintain copyright over the site design and software.

Ordnance Survey copyright
Mapping products used by this website are reproduced from Ordnance Survey material with the permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office © Crown copyright. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. 100021794. If you wish to licence mapping products for your own use, please contact the Ordnance Survey

Planning application copyright
Plans, drawings and other materials submitted to the Council are protected by the Copyright Act 1988 (Section 47). You may only use material which is downloaded and/or printed for consultation purposes, to compare current applications with previous schemes and to check whether developments have been completed in accordance with approved plans. Further copies must not be made without the prior permission of the copyright owner (whether this be the applicant, agent or architect).

Licence agreement for access to national and/or authority datasets
Set out below are the terms and conditions which, together with any legal notices displayed elsewhere on this website, represent all the terms and conditions on which we will provide you with access to the datasets created by Local Government Information House Limited (the 'National Datasets') and/or the datasets compiled and maintained by Mid Sussex District Council (the 'Authority Datasets') associated with the use of the National Land and Property Gazetteer and the National Street Gazetteer. Your continued use of this website indicates your acceptance to be bound by these terms and conditions. If you do not agree to be bound by these terms and conditions, please cease using this website.

The terms and conditions for this licence agreement are as follows:

1. The National and/or Authority datasets are associated with the use of the National Land and Property Gazetteer and the National Street Gazetteer. Information displayed throughout the website is extracted from a copyright work owned by the Local Government Information House Limited and Mid Sussex District Council.
2. A single screen print of the results of a search of the National and/or Authority datasets is permitted for your own use.
3. You may not extract or re-utilise information derived from the National and/or Authority Datasets and/or any copies of such information (whether electronic or in hard copy format) for any commercial or business purpose including but not limited to, trading, building commercial databases, reselling or redistribution of such information.
4. You are not permitted to modify, adapt, arrange, alter, adjust or make any additions to any information derived from the National and/or Authority Datasets, nor are you permitted to combine such information with other mapping, data or other information, including for the avoidance of doubt, other such information derived from this Website.
5. Save as permitted by paragraph 2 above, the reproduction, copying, downloading, storage, recording, broadcasting, retransmission, distribution, decompilation, reverse-engineering or disassembly of any part of this website is not permitted without our prior written consent.
6. It is your responsibility to ensure that any information derived from the National and/or Authority Datasets is not made available, either in electronic unencrypted form or in hard copy format, to any third party that may attempt to use the map in contravention of these terms and conditions.
7. You must inform us immediately if you become aware of a third party using information derived from the National and/or Authority Datasets in contravention of these terms and conditions or of any infringement of trade marks located on the website.
8. We shall have no liability to any person or organisation in respect of any loss or damage arising directly or indirectly from the use of the information contained on this website
9. We take every reasonable effort to ensure that information contained on this website is as accurate as possible. However, the services featured on this website are provided 'as is', and all warranties, conditions and other terms implied by statute or common law are, to the fullest extent permitted by law, excluded. We shall not be liable to you for any indirect or consequential loss (whether for loss of profit, loss of business, depletion of goodwill or otherwise), costs, expense or other claims for consequential compensation whatsoever (howsoever caused) which arise out of or in connection with your use of the website.

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