Recreation Ground A272 The Luth To Durbans Road Wisborough Green West Sussex
Refused on 22 February 2023
Council decision: NOT TO PREPARE A TREE PRESERVATION ORDERDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Notification of intention to crown lift by up to 2m (above ground level) on 1 no. Horse Chestnut tree (T58), crown lift by up to 3m (above ground level) on 15 no. Horse Chestnut trees (T1a, T5, T12, T24, T25, T28, T39, T46, T55, T59, T61-T64, and T71), crown lift by up to 3.65m (above ground level) on 10 no. Horse Chestnut trees (T1, T4, T6, T18, T22, T27, T32, T51, T60 and T70), crown lift by up to 3m (above ground level), remove 1 no. branch at height of approx. 2m on west sector (overhanging pavement) on 1 no. Horse Chestnut tree (T13), fell 3 no. Horse Chestnut trees (T2 referred to as T21 in the report, T49 referred to as T71 in the report and T23) and remove epicormic growth on 6 no. Horse Chestnut trees (T3, T10, T19, T47, T53 and T65). All 36 no. trees are located around the Recreation Ground, Pond and School Road.
- Received
- 23 December 2022
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Council
- Chichester District Council
- Ward
- Loxwood
- ReceivedReceived23 Dec
- ValidatedValidated9 Jan
- Consult.Consultation10 Feb
- TargetTarget Date20 Feb
- DecidedDecided22 Feb
Decided in 44 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at Recreation Ground A272 The Luth To Durbans Road Wisborough Green West Sussex. Chichester has handled 534 applications of this type. This one was decided in 61 days, 5 days longer than Chichester's typical decision time. The site is in the Wisborough Green conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 107 applications across Loxwood.
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
- Application type
- Tree in Conservation Area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Wisborough Green
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 9 January 2023
- Consultation start
- 20 January 2023
- Last date for comments
- 10 February 2023
- Target decision date
- 20 February 2023
- Permission expires
- 22 February 2026
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-11797861
- Documents
- 9
- Constraints
- 14
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Wisborough Green
- Listed building: Grade II: Barn in the Grounds of Park Cottage to the South East of the HouseOn or next to this site · +17 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)
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Planning history at this site
6 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202523 Jan
Notification of intention to reduce north-north/west sectors of upper crown by up to 2m on 1 no. Horse…
RefusedTree in Conservation Area25/00167/TCA - 202315 Dec
Notification of intention to remove epicormic growth on 6 no. Horse Chestnuts (T1, T19, T30, T34, T50 and…
RefusedTree in Conservation Area23/02864/TCA - 20151 Dec
Notification of intention to crown raise by up to 3-3.5m (above ground level) on 11 no. Horse Chestnut trees…
RefusedTree in Conservation Area15/03976/TCA - 20154 Nov
Notification of intention to fell 1 no. Red Horse Chestnut tree (quoted as T7).
RefusedTree in Conservation Area15/03690/TCA - 201420 Aug
Notification of intention to crown reduce by 25% on 1 no. Horse Chestnut tree (T7).
RefusedTree in Conservation Area14/02839/TCA - 20147 Jan
Notification of intention to carry out various tree works (crown lifting to 3-4m, removal of odd limbs, cut…
RefusedTree in Conservation Area14/00034/TCA
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