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73 Church Road Newick East Sussex BN8 4JZ

TW/17/0061/TCAWork to Trees (Conservation Area)Approved

Approved on 30 August 2017

Council decision: No Objection

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

T1 Oak - Reduce length of branches on stem which overhangs the churchyard by up to 7m to suitable growth points. Reason: To reduce limb weight and chance of failure.T2 Holly - Reduce to ground level. Reason: To prevent failure due to a decay at the base of the trunk.T3 False Acacia - Reduce to ground level. Reason: To prevent failure sue to a weakley formed trunk and decay.T4 Beech - Reduce to ground level. Reason: To unimpede Lime tree.T5 Lime - Reduce height by up to 5m to suitable growth points. Reason: To reduce risk of failure at old pollard points.

Received
19 July 2017
Public comments
1
Ward
Newick
Agent
Treewise Tree Services Ltd
  1. Received19 Jul
  2. Validated19 Jul
  3. Consult.8 Aug
  4. Target30 Aug
  5. Decided30 Aug

Decided in 42 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 73 Church Road Newick East Sussex BN8 4JZ. Lewes has handled 355 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days, 2 weeks quicker than Lewes's typical decision time. The site is in the Newick (Church Road) conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There have been 8 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 30 applications across Newick. We hold 1,970 applications in total for the BN8 postcode area.

89% of trees applications at Lewes District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
BN8 4JZ
Application type
Work to Trees (Conservation Area)
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Newick
District
Newick Church Road Conservation Area

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 July 2017
Consultation expiry
8 August 2017
Consultation end
8 August 2017
Last date for comments
11 August 2017
Target decision date
30 August 2017
Permission expires
30 August 2019

Applicant and agent

Agent
Treewise Tree Services Ltd
Agent address
8 Downs View North Chailey

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Documents
4
Constraints
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Newick (Church Road)
  • Listed building: Grade II*: The Manor HouseOn or next to this site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© 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 2026-11-03. 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.

Planning history at this site

8 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2023
    4 Apr

    Oak - reduce the height by 8 metres and shortening branch length by approximately 4 metres to suitable growth…

    ApprovedWork to Trees (Conservation Area)TW/23/0030/TCA
  2. 2023
    1 Mar

    Part Discharge of Condition 2 (Photographic report details) in relation to approval LW/21/0346

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsLW/23/0120/CD
  3. 2022
    30 Nov

    Discharge of Condition 2 (Sash windows) relating to approval LW/21/0345

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsLW/22/0792/CD
  4. 2022
    3 Nov

    Discharge of Conditions 1 (Hot water system), 2 (Raising of the ceiling - structural engineer drawings and…

    Split DecisionDischarge of conditionsLW/22/0731/CD
  5. 2021
    11 May

    Proposed internal alterations with roof insulation upgrades and 4no new replacement windows

    ApprovedListed building consentLW/21/0346
  6. 2021
    11 May

    Proposed internal alterations with roof insulation upgrades and 4no new replacement windows

    ApprovedPlanning ApplicationLW/21/0345

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