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1 Varndean Drive Brighton BN1 6RS

BH2026/00217Treeworks on Preserved Trees (Lopping)Awaiting decision
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Proposal

T132- Common Yew: Reduce in height and spread by up to 1m, to approximate level of previous pruning points. T134- Whitebeam: Reduce in height and spread by up to 1.5m, to approximate level of previous pruning points. T135- Rowan: Reduce in height and spread by 0.5-1.0m, to approximate level of previous pruning points. Reason: General tree maintenance.

Received
2 February 2026
Decision due
30 March 2026
Ward
Preston Park
Agent
Southern Beeches Ltd
  1. Received2 Feb
  2. Validated2 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target30 Mar
  5. Decided

About this application

This is a tree application at 1 Varndean Drive Brighton BN1 6RS. Brighton and Hove has handled 412 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 2 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 32 applications across Preston Park. We hold 1,684 applications in total for the BN1 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
BN1 6RS
Application type
Treeworks on Preserved Trees (Lopping)
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Southern Beeches Ltd
Agent address
The Haven Henfield Common North Henfield West Sussex BN5 9RL

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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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