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
- 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
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
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
56 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About full applications applications
How this application type works
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.
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