St Helens Chapel Community Centre New Heritage Way North Chailey East Sussex BN8 4GE

TW/21/0082/TPOWork to Trees (TPO)Approved

Approved on 7 January 2022

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Proposal

2029 - Copper beech - Condition unlikely to improve. Removal suggested 2028 - Horse chestnut - Assess dead section in spring for removal. Remove dead portions 2031 - Scots pine - Fell to ground level 2033 - Pedunculate oak - Remove large diameter deadwood over public road, stack at base 2034 - Alder - Sever and remove ivy at ground level to a height of at least 2m to ensure thoroughly severed 2035 - Willow - Fell to ground level 2038 - Pedunculate oak - Remove larger dia. deadwood overhanging footpath. Stack in wood 2037 - Sycamore - Fell to ground level 2039 - Pedunculate oak - Remove larger dia. deadwood overhanging footpath. Stack in wood 2040 - Pedunculate oak - Remove larger dia. deadwood overhanging footpath. Stack in wood 2041 - Pedunculate oak - Remove larger dia. deadwood overhanging footpath. Stack in wood 2042 - Silver birch - Crown reduce by 1.5 - 2.0m to prolong retention. Re-assess at subsequent surveys 2044 - Western hemlock - Fell to ground level 2046 - Remove deadwood over path side of tree 2047 - Beech - Synthetic brace (such as Cobra Tree Brace) given wooded nature of area removal of tree may be more appropriate 2048 - Scots pine - Fell and leave as pole retaining habitat. Re-assess "habbitat pole" for retention in subsequent surveys. Alternativley client maywish to remove entirely 2049 - Sycamore - Sever and remove ivy at ground level to a height of at least 2m to ensure thoroughly severed 2050 - Sycamore - Reduce section of tree above defect to limit loading of defect in high wind 2051 - Beech - Remove larger dia. deadwood overhanging footpath. Stack in wood

Received: 11 November 2021
Public comments: 1
Council: Lewes District Council
Ward: Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey

ReceivedReceived11 Nov
ValidatedValidated11 Nov
Consult.Consultation21 Dec
TargetTarget Date30 Dec
DecidedDecided7 Jan

Decided in 57 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at St Helens Chapel Community Centre New Heritage Way North Chailey East Sussex BN8 4GE. Lewes has handled 355 applications of this type. This one was decided in 57 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 59 applications across Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey. 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 4GE
Application type: Work to Trees (TPO)
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Chailey
District: TPO (No. 10) 1995 - 3852/0304

Planning application dates

Date validated: 11 November 2021
Consultation expiry: 21 December 2021
Consultation start: 6 December 2021
Consultation end: 21 December 2021
Last date for comments: 21 December 2021
Target decision date: 30 December 2021
Decision issued: 14 January 2022
Permission expires: 14 January 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent: J.G. Wilkins
Agent address: 37 Allington Road Newick BN8 4NB

Planning decision

Statutory period: 49 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-10381838
Documents: 7
Constraints: 60

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Listed building: Grade II: St Helens ChurchOn 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 (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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Source: Lewes

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