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Goring Library Mulberry Lane Worthing West Sussex BN12 4NR

AWDM/1124/23Tree Preservation OrderApproved

Approved on 16 October 2023

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No.13 of 1985 to reduce crown height and radial spread by up to 2 metres one Black Mulberry tree T7, and to remove deadwood from Turkey Oak T8.

Received
9 August 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Goring
Agent
County Tree Surgeons Ltd
  1. Received9 Aug
  2. Validated9 Aug
  3. Consult.31 Aug
  4. Target4 Oct
  5. Decided16 Oct

Decided in 68 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Goring Library Mulberry Lane Worthing West Sussex BN12 4NR. 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 94 applications across Goring. We hold 852 applications in total for the BN12 postcode area.

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

Postcode
BN12 4NR
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 August 2023
Consultation expiry
8 September 2023
Neighbour consultation start
9 August 2023
Neighbour consultation end
31 August 2023
Last date for comments
8 September 2023
Target decision date
4 October 2023
Permission expires
16 October 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
County Tree Surgeons Ltd
Agent address
Turners Hill Road Crawley Down Crawley RH10 4HQ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
17 August 2023
Advertisement expiry
8 September 2023
Site notice start
17 August 2023
Site notice end
7 September 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12362913
Documents
5
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Goring
  • Listed building: Grade II: Old Court HouseOn or next to this site
  • Tree Preservation Order: 85/00013/TPONext to the site · +1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, 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.

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

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Source: Adur and Worthing

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