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Elmcroft 1 Lansdowne Road Worthing West Sussex

AWDM/0144/24Tree Preservation OrderApproved

Approved on 8 April 2024

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No.41 of 1980 to reduce crown height by up to 2 metres and reduce radial spread by up to 2.5 metres, one Yew tree T1.

Received
31 January 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Heene
  1. Received31 Jan
  2. Validated31 Jan
  3. Consult.22 Feb
  4. Target27 Mar
  5. Decided8 Apr

Decided in 68 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Elmcroft 1 Lansdowne Road Worthing West Sussex. Adur and Worthing has handled 407 applications of this type. This one was decided in 68 days, 12 days longer than Adur and Worthing's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 70 applications across Heene.

99% of trees applications at Adur District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
31 January 2024
Consultation expiry
29 February 2024
Neighbour consultation start
1 February 2024
Neighbour consultation end
22 February 2024
Last date for comments
29 February 2024
Target decision date
27 March 2024
Permission expires
8 April 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Mr Tree
Agent address
7 Gerbera Road Worthing West Sussex BN13 3ZF

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
8 February 2024
Advertisement expiry
29 February 2024
Site notice start
7 February 2024
Site notice end
28 February 2024

Additional information

Documents
5
Constraints
2

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: Heene
  • Tree Preservation Order: 80/00041/TPOProtected tree on or next to this site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2024
    31 Jan

    Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No.41 of 1980 to reduce crown height by up to…

    This applicationApprovedTreesAWDM/0144/24
  2. 2024
    31 Jan

    Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to fell and replace one Sycamore tree T1 in…

    WithdrawnWork to Trees in Conservation AreaFiled alongsideAWDM/0145/24

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