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6 Hillbrow Road Brighton BN1 5JP

BH2024/01557Treeworks on Preserved Trees (Lopping)Approved

Approved on 17 July 2024

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

T1 - Sycamore front garden reduce and reshape crown by 2 metres whilst maintaining healthy growth. Sever ivy at base to prevent regrowth. Part of a regular maintenance program to maintain a tree at a suitable size for its location.T2 - Ash reduce and reshape crown by 2 metres whilst maintaining healthy growth. Sever ivy at base to prevent regrowth. Part of a regular maintenance program to maintain a tree at a suitable size for its location.T3 - Sycamore front garden reduce and reshape crown by 2 metres whilst maintaining healthy growth. Sever ivy at base to prevent regrowth. Part of a regular maintenance program to maintain a tree at a suitable size for its location.T4 - Yew front garden fell as close to ground level as possible also poison to prevent regrowth. Outgrowing surrounding area, no long term future in current location, low amenity value.T5 - Sycamore front garden remove x1 branch overhanging client's driveway. Encroaching onto owners driveway / to enhance aesthetics.T6- Holly front garden fell as close to ground level as possible also poison to prevent regrowth. Low amenity value, being suppressed by more dominant desirable tree.

Received
24 June 2024
Ward
Westdene & Hove Park
Agent
Dh Tree Services LTD
  1. Received24 Jun
  2. Validated24 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target19 Aug
  5. Decided17 Jul

Decided in 23 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a tree application at 6 Hillbrow Road Brighton BN1 5JP. Brighton and Hove has handled 412 applications of this type. This one was decided in 23 days, 6 weeks quicker than Brighton and Hove's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 45 applications across Westdene & Hove Park. We hold 1,684 applications in total for the BN1 postcode area.

96% of trees applications at Brighton and Hove City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
BN1 5JP
Application type
Treeworks on Preserved Trees (Lopping)
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 June 2024
Target decision date
19 August 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
Dh Tree Services LTD
Agent address
148 Malmstone Avenue Redhill Merstham surrey RH1 3JL

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

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

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.

Source: Brighton and Hove

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