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

15/03160/TCATree in Conservation AreaRefused

Refused on 2 November 2015

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

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Proposal

Notification of intention to crown thin by 15% (to reduce branch density within the crown and clear the phone wire) and reduce back from property (north sector) by 2m on 1 no. Malus tree (T1). Reduce south-west sector by 1m and remove 2 to 3 no. lowest branches and deadwood on 1 no. Cypress tree (nearest the house) (T3) and reduce north sector by 1m, remove 2 to 3 no. lowest branches and deadwood on 1 no. Cypress tree (nearest the garage) (T3). Fell 1 no. Sycamore tree (T4).

Received
23 September 2015
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Sidlesham
  1. Received23 Sep
  2. Validated1 Oct
  3. Consult.27 Oct
  4. Target11 Nov
  5. Decided2 Nov

Decided in 32 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Chimes Cottage 7 Church Lane Sidlesham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7RH. Chichester has handled 534 applications of this type. This one was decided in 40 days, 2 weeks quicker than Chichester's typical decision time. The site is in the Sidlesham Church conservation area, with 9 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 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
1 October 2015
Consultation expiry
27 October 2015
Consultation start
6 October 2015
Consultation end
27 October 2015
Neighbour consultation start
6 October 2015
Neighbour consultation end
27 October 2015
Last date for comments
28 October 2015
Target decision date
11 November 2015
Decision issued
3 November 2015

Applicant and agent

Agent
Connick Tree Care
Agent address
New Pond Farm Woodhatch Road Reigate Surrey rh2 7qh

Planning decision

Statutory period
41 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-04512925
Documents
6
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: Chimes CottageOn this site
  • 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.

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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© 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.

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