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28 The Heights Worthing West Sussex BN14 0AJ

AWDM/1245/25Tree Preservation OrderApproved

Approved on 2 February 2026

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)2 conditions

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Proposal

Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No.27 of 2001 to reduce radial spread to west by up to 2 metres and crown lift up to 5 metres, five Beech trees and one Lime of group G6.

Received
1 October 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Offington
  1. Received1 Oct
  2. Validated1 Oct
  3. Consult.30 Oct
  4. Target26 Nov
  5. Decided2 Feb

Decided in 124 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 28 The Heights Worthing West Sussex BN14 0AJ. Adur and Worthing has handled 407 applications of this type. This one was decided in 124 days, 10 weeks longer than Adur and Worthing's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 93 applications across Offington. We hold 504 applications in total for the BN14 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
BN14 0AJ
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
1 October 2025
Consultation expiry
30 October 2025
Neighbour consultation start
9 October 2025
Neighbour consultation end
30 October 2025
Last date for comments
30 October 2025
Target decision date
26 November 2025
Permission expires
2 February 2027

Applicant and agent

Agent
D&T Tree Surgery
Agent address
62 West Way Hove BN3 8LR

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14373496
Documents
4
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Article 4 direction: Tudor Cottage, The HeightsNext to the site
  • Tree Preservation Order: 01/00027/TPOPart of the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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

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© 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.

Source: Adur and Worthing

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