Former Civil Defence Site Westerton Lane Westerton Chichester West Sussex
Approved on 19 March 2026
Council decision: PERMITDelegated (officer decision)2 conditions
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Proposal
Reduce height by 2.5m and reduce south and east sectors by 1.5m on 1 no. Sycamore tree (quoted as T1, TPO'd as T2). Remove (to ground level) 1 no. northernmost stem, remove lowest southern limb (over highway) and reduce southern sector by 4m and reduce west and east sectors by 3m on 1 no. Ash tree (quoted as T2, TPO'd as T3). Remove (to ground level) easternmost stem, reduce height and east sector by 3m and reduce west sector by 2m on 1 no. Ash tree (quoted as T3, TPO'd as T7). All 3 no. trees subject to WH/95/01079/TPO.
- Received
- 4 February 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Chichester District Council
- Ward
- Goodwood
- Agent
- Arbtechnic Ltd
- ReceivedReceived4 Feb
- ValidatedValidated4 Feb
- Consult.Consultation4 Mar
- TargetTarget Date1 Apr
- DecidedDecided19 Mar
Decided in 43 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at Former Civil Defence Site Westerton Lane Westerton Chichester West Sussex. Chichester has handled 534 applications of this type. This one was decided in 43 days, 13 days quicker than Chichester's typical decision time. The site is in 4 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 24 applications across Goodwood.
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 Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Westhampnett
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 4 February 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 4 March 2026
- Consultation start
- 11 February 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 4 March 2026
- Last date for comments
- 13 March 2026
- Target decision date
- 1 April 2026
- Permission expires
- 19 March 2029
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Arbtechnic Ltd
- Agent address
- Old Malthouse Cottage Rookwood Rd Chichester West Sussex PO20 8QL
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- 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, conservation 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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