Homebase 219 - 225 London Road East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 1HA

DM/24/0981Full ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 11 October 2024

Council decision: PermissionPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Demolition of existing DIY retail unit and construction of Class E(a) retail foodstore with associated parking, landscaping and access works. Additional drawing received on 01.05.2024 to show height comparison between existing and proposed south west elevations. Amended drawings in relation to highways and landscaping/boundary treatment received on 14.06.2024. Amended drawings received on 28.06.2024 for staff cycle parking.

Received: 18 April 2024
Decision level: Planning committee
Council: Mid Sussex District Council
Ward: East Grinstead - Imberhorne

ReceivedReceived18 Apr
ValidatedValidated23 Apr
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date23 Jul
DecidedDecided11 Oct

Decided in 171 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Homebase 219 - 225 London Road East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 1HA. Mid Sussex has handled 2,577 applications of this type. This one was decided in 176 days, 18 weeks longer than Mid Sussex's typical decision time. There have been 13 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 53 applications across East Grinstead - Imberhorne. We hold 842 applications in total for the RH19 postcode area.

94% of full applications at Mid Sussex District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: RH19 1HA
Application type: Full Application
Scale / size: Medium
Parish: East Grinstead

Planning application dates

Date validated: 23 April 2024
Consultation expiry: 24 May 2024
Target decision date: 23 July 2024
Committee meeting: 19 September 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address: CarneySweeney Brunel House 2 Fitzalan Road Cardiff CF24 0EB

Planning decision

Statutory period: 91 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry: 24 May 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-12900611
Documents: 88

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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Associated applications

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

2025
8 Sep
Discharge of condition no.12 relating to planning application DM/25/1534
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDM/25/2262

Source: Mid Sussex

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