Planning application
Development Site At Former Tower Car Sales Tower Close East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 3JX
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Retrospective application for the internal reconfiguration to provide 1no additional self-contained residential unit.
As published by the council, reference DM/26/0432
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/0432
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refusal
- Received
- 19 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 31 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 26 May 2026
- Ward
- East Grinstead - Town
- Parish
- East Grinstead
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RH19 3JX
Site history
Applications at this address on the Mid Sussex register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 2 refused.
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DM/26/1449 Refused
Development Site At Former Tower Car Sales Tower Close East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 3JX
Retrospective application for the internal reconfiguration to provide 1no additional self-contained residential unit with 1no bedroom.
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DM/26/0098 Withdrawn
Development Site At Former Tower Car Sales Tower Close East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 3JX
Variation to Condition 16 relating to DM/22/0921. Revised plans to allow internal alterations to create an additional flat at ground floor level replacing unused storage areas
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Feb 2026
Received by Mid Sussex
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31 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 May 2026
Decision issued: Refusal
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Appeal: AP/26/0034 (Appeal Dismissed)
- Application: DM/24/1404 (Approved)
- Enforcement: EF/26/0016 (Pending Consideration)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
56 documents on file for this application
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