East Grinstead - Town planning approval rate
East Grinstead - Town ward in Mid Sussex has a 94.9% approval rate based on 335 planning decisions. Mid Sussex overall: 93.1%.
Last updated: September 2026
94.9%
ward approval rate
335
Decisions
318
Approved
17
Refused
93.1%
Mid Sussex average
East Grinstead - Town is broadly in line with the Mid Sussex average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How East Grinstead - Town compares
East Grinstead - Town ward
94.9%
Mid Sussex overall
93.1%
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Recent decisions in East Grinstead - Town
Conversion of the site into a Banking Hub. Single glazed aluminium framed shopfr · Wed 12 Aug 2026
Proposed rear first floor balcony over existing approved rear ground floor exten · Thu 30 Jul 2026
Proposal to convert the existing commercial space into a self-contained resident · Thu 30 Jul 2026
Remove existing roof tiles to allow pitched roof repairs. Reinstate original til · Wed 22 Jul 2026
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✓ PDF report to share with your architect
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