War Memorial Playing Fields East Court College Lane East Grinstead West Sussex

DM/24/1208Trees in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 26 June 2024

Council decision: No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

T1 Sycamore - Cut back overhanging branches approx 3.5m to boundary.

Received: 15 May 2024
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Mid Sussex District Council
Ward: East Grinstead - Ashplats

ReceivedReceived15 May
ValidatedValidated23 May
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date4 Jul
DecidedDecided26 Jun

Decided in 34 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at War Memorial Playing Fields East Court College Lane East Grinstead West Sussex. Mid Sussex has handled 1,036 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days, 7 days quicker than Mid Sussex's typical decision time. The site is in the Estcots and East Court conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 41 applications across East Grinstead - Ashplats.

99% of trees 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

Application type: Trees in a Conservation Area
Scale / size: Small
Parish: East Grinstead

Planning application dates

Date validated: 23 May 2024
Target decision date: 4 July 2024

Planning decision

Statutory period: 42 days

Additional information

Documents: 5

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Conservation area: Estcots and East Court
Ancient woodland: Estcotts Drive Shaw
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 (20)

flood storage 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, 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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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

Source: Mid Sussex

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