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Cobdens Sandy Lane East Ashling Chichester West Sussex PO18 9AT

07/05023/TCATree in Conservation AreaRefused

Refused on 16 November 2007

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

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Proposal

Notification of intention to reduce height by 3m on a hedge (mainly consisting of Arizona Cypress). Fell 1 no. Norway Spruce tree. Removal of 2 no. lower branches on the western sector of 1 no. Beech tree.

Received
10 October 2007
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Funtington
  1. Received10 Oct
  2. Validated10 Oct
  3. Consult.2 Nov
  4. Target20 Nov
  5. Decided16 Nov

Decided in 37 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Cobdens Sandy Lane East Ashling Chichester West Sussex PO18 9AT. Chichester has handled 534 applications of this type. This one was decided in 37 days, 3 weeks quicker than Chichester's typical decision time. The site is in the East Ashling conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. We hold 1,433 applications in total for the PO18 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
PO18 9AT
Application type
Tree in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Funtington

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 October 2007
Consultation expiry
2 November 2007
Neighbour consultation start
12 October 2007
Neighbour consultation end
2 November 2007
Last date for comments
7 November 2007
Target decision date
20 November 2007
Decision issued
19 November 2007

Planning decision

Statutory period
41 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
7
Constraints
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: East Ashling
  • Listed building: Grade II: CobdensOn this site · +1 more
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Solent: Includes Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA/Ramsar, Solent and Southampton Wat…Applies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • National park: South Downs
  • 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 (18)

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

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