The Spinney Chapmans Lane East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 1JA

1. 25 Nov 2025

   Received by Mid Sussex

2. 16 Jan 2026

   Decision issued: Permission

3. 12 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.

If permission was granted, work must normally begin within three years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

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• The Spinney Chapmans Lane East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 1JA

  DM/25/2780 Submitted 29 Oct 2025 5m away

  Conversion of existing garage to living room and creation of new ground floor left flank window .

  Withdrawn Lawful development Windows or glazing 7 docs

• Chapman House Chapmans Lane East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 1JA

  DM/21/2296 Submitted 14 Jun 2021 32m away

  Hedge - reduce by approximately 1m to top of fence line and maintain thereafter in perpetuity. Sycamores (T1, T4, T5 and T6) reduce by approximately 2m and thin by 20%. Holly (T2) reduce back from power lines up to 70cm. Lime tree (T3) reduce by approximately 2m and thin by 20%

  Decided Trees 6 docs
  Small domestic

• The Spinney Chapmans Lane East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 1JA

  DM/26/1797 Submitted 21 Jul 2026 35m away

  72% historically approved · decision due ~6 Oct

  T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7 Sycamores adjacent to the Spinney on Chapmans Lane- reduce the height by 2.5m to last reduction point leaving height of approx 9m. T8 Yew - crown lift by 0.5m and reduce all around canopy by 1m leaving height of approx 5m and lateral spread of approx 4m. T9 Sycamore - reduce two bottom branches overhanging 15 Fairlawn Drive by approx 2m to the last reduction point, lateral length of remaining limbs approx 5m. Remove epicormic growth on lower stem.

  Awaiting decision Trees

• 7 Fairlawn Drive East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 1NR

  DM/24/2478 Submitted 10 Oct 2024 49m away

  Proposed loft conversion and roof extension with roof light windows to front elevation and double dormer to rear elevation

  Refused Householder Extension Loft or dormer +1 8 docs
  Domestic

• 6 Campbell Crescent East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 1JR

  DM/25/2848 Submitted 5 Nov 2025 64m away

  Sycamore - Fell

  Decided Trees 6 docs

• 25 Fairlawn Drive East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 1NR

  DM/23/0540 Submitted 24 Feb 2023 79m away

  Proposed single storey front extension and first floor side extension.

  Decided Householder Extension 13 docs
  Small domestic

• DM/26/0778 Withdrawn

  Depot Rear Of 25 Gower Road Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 4PL

  Install 5 no white uPVC windows and remove 1no window and insert 1no door in the existing wall

  25 Mar 2026 Lawful development
• DM/26/1282 Decided

  21 Bartlett Close Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 0AT

  Proposed single storey rear / side extension

  22 May 2026 Lawful development
• DM/26/1239 Decided

  6 St Christophers Road Hurstpierpoint Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9UX

  Loft conversion with matching roof tile clad box dormer to rear

  18 May 2026 Lawful development
• DM/26/1142 Decided

  26 Fairfield Crescent Hurstpierpoint Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9SF

  Loft conversion via hip to gable and rear dormer.

  6 May 2026 Lawful development
• DM/26/1299 Decided

  4 Beech Hurst Close Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 4AE

  Proposed single storey rear extension, internal remodelling and a replacement front porch.

  26 May 2026 Lawful development