Juhring And Hobbs Field At Saint Hill Manor Saint Hill Road East Grinstead West Sussex Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of vacant land to event area for use with installation of permanent infrastructure and reinforced ground surfacing (cellular paving grid) to facilitate the erection of annual marquee structures including ground level alterations, wash block and toilets, generator enclosure and concrete ring together with the erection and dismantling of the temporary marquee structure themselves (for a total maximum period of 84 days per year) and overflow car parking for the Church and neighbouring sports clubs consisting of reinforced ground surfacing (cellular paving grid) for up to 683 car spaces (comprising up to 113 cars (Area A) for no more than 30 days per annum, 313 cars (Areas A & B) for no more than 13 days per year and up to 683 cars (Areas A, B & C) for no more than 7 days per year), construction of a new access and internal road, sustainable surface water and foul drainage provision, associated landscaping and ecological enhancements. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 21 Oct 2026 · Planning Committee · Last checked 22 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Mid Sussex Planning Committee on 9 Jul 2026.
Approved by 8 votes to 1
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because economic, biodiversity and parking benefits outweighed limited landscape and heritage harm.
- Objectors raised landscape, heritage, traffic, noise, wildlife and environmental concerns, while supporters cited economic, cultural and parking benefits.
- The committee approved permission, with 8 voting for, 1 against and 2 abstaining.
Source: Plota analysis of Mid Sussex's committee minutes of 9 Jul 2026.
Site constraints 4
Checked on 17 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
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Important details
- Council
- Mid Sussex
- Application type
- Full Application
- Received
- 2 Sept 2025
- Validated
- 5 Sept 2025
- Ward
- Ashurst Wood And East Grinstead South
- Parish
- East Grinstead
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 5 Dec 2025
- Decision
- Permission
- Decision date
- 21 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Planning Committee
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 411 days from validation, 345 days slower than Mid Sussex's median of 66 for full applications. Approved, as 87% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Mid Sussex in the last twelve months, from validation. Mid Sussex decision record →
Public comments
94% support · above the UK average of 16%
289 neighbours consulted · Last counted 22 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 10 Oct 2025
- Committee
- 9 Jul 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 5 Dec 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Mid Sussex ranks #150 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).
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