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Mermaid Cottage 6 Church Road Newick East Sussex BN8 4JU

TW/22/0005/TCAWork to Trees (Conservation Area)Approved

Approved on 4 March 2022

Council decision: No Objection

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Proposal

T1 (Sycamore) -Crown reduction of approx 3 meters, canopy thinning and removal of branches

Received
17 January 2022
Ward
Newick
  1. Received17 Jan
  2. Validated17 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target28 Feb
  5. Decided4 Mar

Decided in 46 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Mermaid Cottage 6 Church Road Newick East Sussex BN8 4JU. Lewes has handled 355 applications of this type. This one was decided in 46 days, 10 days quicker than Lewes's typical decision time. The site is in the Newick (The Green) conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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 4JU
Application type
Work to Trees (Conservation Area)
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Newick

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 January 2022
Target decision date
28 February 2022
Decision issued
11 March 2022
Permission expires
11 March 2024

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
3
Constraints
43

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Newick (The Green)
  • Listed building: Grade II: Yew Tree CottageOn this site · +2 more
  • 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.

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Planning history at this site

13 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    13 Jan

    T1 - Sycamore - Removal of tree to ground level - To prevent further structural damage

    RefusedWork to Trees (Conservation Area)TW/26/0006/TCA
  2. 2021
    21 Jun

    variation of condition 1 in relation to approval LW/19/0121

    RefusedVariation of conditions (s73)LW/21/0488
  3. 2021
    21 Jun

    variation of condition 1 in relation to approval LW/19/0121

    RefusedVariation of conditions (s73)LW/21/0487
  4. 2021
    9 Mar

    Refurbish existing garage to be used as workshop and replace existing carport

    WithdrawnListed building consentLW/21/0168
  5. 2021
    22 Feb

    Listed Building Consent application for garage refurbishment and carport replacement.

    RefusedListed building consentLW/21/0119
  6. 2021
    22 Feb

    Variation of Condition 1 (plans) to include garage refurbishment and carport replacement, relating to…

    RefusedVariation of conditions (s73)LW/21/0118

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