Planning application
31 Lower Mere East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 4TB
Works: Extension Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Proposed replacement single storey rear extension.
As published by the council, reference DM/26/0573
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/0573
- Type
- Householder Application
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Permission
- Received
- 4 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 26 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 21 May 2026
- Ward
- East Grinstead - Herontye
- Parish
- East Grinstead
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RH19 4TB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Mar 2026
Received by Mid Sussex
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26 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 May 2026
Decision issued: Permission
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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About householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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