Planning application
199 Estcots Drive East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 3YP
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
(T1) Oak - Fell
As published by the council, reference DM/25/2687
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/2687
- Type
- Tree Surgery
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refusal
- Received
- 20 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 20 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 26 Nov 2025
- Ward
- East Grinstead - Ashplats
- Parish
- East Grinstead
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RH19 3YP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Mid Sussex register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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DM/25/2686 Granted
199 Estcots Drive East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 3YP
(T1) Oak - reduce limb growing towards property back to secondary stem closest to trunk, approx 8m.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Oct 2025
Received by Mid Sussex
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26 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Refusal
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12 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Mid Sussex refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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