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Development Site At Former Tower Car Sales Tower Close East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 3JX

Refused Mid Sussex DM/26/0432 Full Application

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

  1. 19 Feb 2026

    Received by Mid Sussex

  2. 31 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 26 May 2026

    Decision issued: Refusal

  4. 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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What 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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