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2 Church Lane Hunston Chichester West Sussex PO20 1AJ

26/00246/TCATree in Conservation AreaRefused

Proposal

Notification of intention to reduce height, north and east sectors by up to 3m reduce south and west sectors by up to 1m and remove 2 no. branches (touching top of boundary fence and overhanging shed) on 1 no. Oak tree (T1).

Received
2 February 2026
Decided
1 April 2026 · NOT TO PREPARE A TREE PRESERVATION ORDER
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
North Mundham And Tangmere
Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

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  1. Received2 Feb
  2. Validated10 Feb
  3. Consult.1 Apr
  4. Target24 Mar
  5. Decided1 Apr

Decided in 50 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Chichester47% of trees applications approved

This is a tree application at 2 Church Lane Hunston Chichester West Sussex PO20 1AJ. Chichester has handled 535 applications of this type and approves 37% of them, typically deciding them in 43 days. This one was decided in 58 days, 2 weeks longer than Chichester's median. The site is in the Hunston conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 53 applications across North Mundham And Tangmere. We hold 2,787 applications in total for the PO20 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
26/00246/TCA
Address
2 Church Lane Hunston Chichester West Sussex PO20 1AJ
Postcode
PO20 1AJ
Local Authority
Chichester
Application Type
Tree in Conservation Area
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Rejected
Current Status
NOTPO - No Description
Ward
North Mundham And Tangmere
Parish
Hunston

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address
16 Edgell Road Westbourne Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8UP

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
2 February 2026
Consultation Expiry
1 April 2026
Target Decision Date
24 March 2026
Date Decided
1 April 2026
Date Validated
10 February 2026
Date Submitted
2 February 2026
Consultation Start
11 March 2026
Neighbour Consultation End
1 April 2026
Last Date for Comments
1 April 2026
Permission Expires
1 April 2029

Planning Decision

Decision
NOT TO PREPARE A TREE PRESERVATION ORDER
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
42 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14668225
Comments
0
Documents
8
Constraints
11
Coordinates
50.808777, -0.775726
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Chichester

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Hunston
  • 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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