St Marys Church Church Lane Sidlesham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7RH
Refused on 11 December 2008
Council decision: NOT TO PREPARE A TREE PRESERVATION ORDERDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Notification of intention to remove deadwood and storm damage and removal (back to main stem) 1 no. long low limb (heading north) on 1 no. Poplar tree.
- Received
- 4 November 2008
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Chichester District Council
- Ward
- Sidlesham
- ReceivedReceived4 Nov
- ValidatedValidated4 Nov
- Consult.Consultation2 Dec
- TargetTarget Date15 Dec
- DecidedDecided11 Dec
Decided in 37 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at St Marys Church Church Lane Sidlesham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7RH. 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 Sidlesham Church conservation area, with 10 listed buildings nearby. There have been 19 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
- 4 November 2008
- Consultation expiry
- 2 December 2008
- Neighbour consultation start
- 11 November 2008
- Neighbour consultation end
- 2 December 2008
- Last date for comments
- 3 December 2008
- Target decision date
- 15 December 2008
- Decision issued
- 15 December 2008
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 34 Carpenters Meadow Pulborough West Sussex RH20 2HQ
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 41 days
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Sidlesham Church
- 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 (21)
flood storage 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.
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Planning history at this site
19 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201923 Oct
Notification of intention to fell 1 no. Common Ash tree (T2), crown raise by up to 2.2m on 3 no. Yew trees…
RefusedTree in Conservation Area19/02681/TCA - 201619 Oct
Notification of intention to crown raise by up to 3.5m (above ground level) on 2 no. Ash trees (marked on the…
RefusedTree in Conservation Area16/03444/TCA - 201616 Aug
Discharge of conditions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 15 and 16 of SI/14/03887/FUL
Discharge of Planning ConditionsDischarge of conditions16/02810/DOC - 201623 Feb
Notification of intention to remove 3 no. lowest limbs at 4m on 1 no. Ash tree (Tree 1). To reduce by 4m low…
RefusedTree in Conservation Area16/00684/TCA - 201514 Aug
Additional gutters and downpipes.
ApprovedFull Application15/02605/FUL - 201411 Nov
Single storey church annexe to existing church providing meeting space, servery, office, disabled WC and WC…
ApprovedFull Application14/03887/FUL - 201212 Dec
Notification of intention to fell 1 no. Holm Oak (T1), 3 no. Hawthorn trees (T5 - T7) and 1 no. Silver Birch…
RefusedTree in Conservation Area12/04634/TCA - 201114 Oct
Notification of intention lateral prune to source 1 x limb at 2m (100mm in diameter) and crown thin by 15% on…
RefusedTree in Conservation Area11/04419/TCA - 201024 Jun
Addition to existing guttering and new downpipe to remove rainwater from roof of south aisle and south…
ApprovedFull Application10/02752/FUL - 200917 Dec
Lateral prune 1m off roof (fading into high canopy on 1 no. Yew tree (T21)(marked on plan as T2) subject to…
ApprovedTree Planning Application09/04953/TPA - 200917 Dec
Notification of intention to crown reduce by 1-1.5m, crown thin by 10% and deadwood 1 no. Crab Apple (T1)…
RefusedTree in Conservation Area09/05073/TCA - 20094 Dec
Change of use from agricultural land to graveyard to allow extension to existing churchyard area
ApprovedChange of Use09/05113/COU - 20078 Aug
Notification of intention to fell 2 no. Ash trees (marked on plan as T1 and T3), Lateral prune back to main…
RefusedTree in Conservation Area07/04242/TCA - 20075 Jul
Fell 1 no. Lawson Cypress tree (T9), subject to TPO/2/SI.
ApprovedTree Planning Application07/03251/TPA - 20075 Jul
Notification of intention to crown reduce by 33% 1 no. Crab Apple tree.
RefusedTree in Conservation Area07/03252/TCA - 20069 May
Proposed re-opening of the south door and footpath to comply with DDA.
ApprovedFull Application06/01902/FUL - 200515 Jun
Re-opening of south door with provision of new porch and footpath.
RefusedFull Application05/02320/FUL - 200414 Dec
Notification of intention to crown clean and remove 1 no. branch overhanging the footpath on 1 no. Poplar…
RefusedTree in Conservation Area04/04354/TCA - 20047 Sep
Replacement of 2 no. outside lamp posts, 1 no. new lamp post in churchyard.
ApprovedFull Application04/03193/FUL
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