The Old Fig Garden Bishops Close Worthing West Sussex
Approved on 4 July 2023
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to remove selected rubbing limb one Conifer T1, and to reduce crown height by up to 2 metres one Conifer tree T2 in the West Tarring Conservation Area.
- Received
- 15 May 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Adur District Council
- Ward
- Tarring
- Agent
- Kiwi Tree & Hedge Services
- ReceivedReceived15 May
- ValidatedValidated15 May
- Consult.Consultation13 Jun
- TargetTarget Date26 Jun
- DecidedDecided4 Jul
Decided in 50 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at The Old Fig Garden Bishops Close Worthing West Sussex. Adur and Worthing has handled 407 applications of this type. This one was decided in 50 days, 6 days quicker than Adur and Worthing's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 42 applications across Tarring.
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
- Work to Trees in Conservation Area
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 15 May 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 16 June 2023
- Neighbour consultation start
- 22 May 2023
- Neighbour consultation end
- 13 June 2023
- Last date for comments
- 16 June 2023
- Target decision date
- 26 June 2023
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Kiwi Tree & Hedge Services
- Agent address
- 10 Oaktree Cottages Barnham Lane West Sussex Walberton West Sussex PO21 4NR United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 25 May 2023
- Advertisement expiry
- 16 June 2023
- Site notice start
- 25 May 2023
- Site notice end
- 15 June 2023
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-12148325
- Documents
- 8
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: West Tarring
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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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Source: Adur and Worthing
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