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Church Gate Cottage Church Lane Sidlesham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7RH

05/00060/TCATree in Conservation AreaRefused

Refused on 15 February 2005

Council decision: NOT TO PREPARE A TREE PRESERVATION ORDERDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Notification of intention to re-pollard 2 no. Lime trees and crown reduce by 20% 2 no. Apple trees.

Received
7 January 2005
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
  1. Received7 Jan
  2. Validated7 Jan
  3. Consult.28 Jan
  4. Target4 Mar
  5. Decided15 Feb

Decided in 39 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Church Gate Cottage Church Lane Sidlesham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7RH. Chichester has handled 534 applications of this type. This one was decided in 39 days, 2 weeks quicker than Chichester's typical decision time. The site is in the Sidlesham Church conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. We hold 2,827 applications in total for the PO20 postcode area.

48% of trees applications at Chichester District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
PO20 7RH
Application type
Tree in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Sidlesham

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 January 2005
Consultation expiry
28 January 2005
Neighbour consultation start
7 January 2005
Neighbour consultation end
28 January 2005
Last date for comments
28 January 2005
Target decision date
4 March 2005

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
13
Constraints
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Sidlesham Church
  • Listed building: Grade II: Church Gate CottageOn this site · +2 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, 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.

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Planning history at this site

8 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    17 Jan

    Reduce heights by 3m and reduce widths by 2m (all round) on 2 no. Lime trees (T1 & T2) subject to…

    ApprovedTree Planning Application25/00118/TPA
  2. 2019
    21 Feb

    Crown reduce by 2-3m (all round) on 2 no. Lime trees (T1 & T2, shown on the plan the other way around)…

    ApprovedTree Planning Application19/00552/TPA
  3. 2018
    17 Sep

    New dormer window to roof on south elevation with first floor alterations and front porch.

    ApprovedHouseholder18/02403/DOM
  4. 2018
    17 Sep

    New dormer window to thatch roof with associated internal minor works. Refurbishment of entrance porch.

    ApprovedListed building consent18/02404/LBC
  5. 2015
    6 Feb

    Crown reduce by 2m all round (pruning back to suitable growth points) on 2 no. Lime trees (T1 & T2) subject…

    ApprovedTree Planning Application15/00378/TPA
  6. 2012
    21 Sep

    Re-pollard back to previous pollard points on 2 no. small-leaved Lime trees (T1 and T2) subject to…

    RefusedTree Planning Application12/03723/TPA

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