Sutton House Eastbourne Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 3PJ
Decided on 6 February 2024
Council decision: Split Decision
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Proposal
1759 - Ash - Crown reduce overall by approx 2m & removal of deadwood 1760 - Sycamore - Fell to ground level 1761 - Sycamore - Fell to ground level 1762 - Sycamore - Crown reduce by 2-3m on farthest side & Remove large dead section 1763 - Leylandii - Fell to ground level 1764 - Leylandii - Remove, structurally sub-optimal limb back to source 1765 - Ash - Reduce overall by 3-4m to suitable growth. Manage canopy size in future (on going). NT001 - Ash - Monitor at subsequent assessments. Consider clearing undergrowth to permit access to assess. 1766 - Beech - Monitor at subsequent assessments 1767 - Sycamore - Monitor at subsequent assessments. Deadwood has limited targets and is small in size. 1768 - Leylandii - Monitor at subsequent assessments or after periods of prolonged high wind. 1769 - Sycamore - Fell to ground level 1770 - Sycamore - Fell dual stem tree to ground level 1771 - Sycamore - Crown reduce by approx. 2-3m at largest extent of asymmetry. 1772 - Sycamore - Fell to ground level 1773 - Sycamore - Fell regrowth of stump 1774 - Ash - Fell to ground level. NT002 - Sycamore - Sever ivy to permit future inspection. 1775 - Leylandii - Fell to ground level under 5 day notice 1776 - Lime - Carry out re-retrenchment prune of previously topped defective tree. 1777 - Sycamore - Monitor at subsequent assessments 1778 - Sycamore - Fell Under 5 Day Notice. 1779 - Sycamore - Fell Under 5 Day Notice. 1780 - Lime - Re pollard to just above prev points NT003 - Sycamore - Fell to ground level NT004 - Sycamore - Fell to ground level
- Received
- 5 December 2023
- Public comments
- 2
- Council
- Lewes District Council
- Ward
- Seaford East
- Agent
- O Allpress Independent Arboricultural Consultant
- ReceivedReceived5 Dec
- ValidatedValidated5 Dec
- Consult.Consultation20 Dec
- TargetTarget Date30 Jan
- DecidedDecided6 Feb
Decided in 63 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at Sutton House Eastbourne Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 3PJ. Lewes has handled 355 applications of this type. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 13 applications across Seaford East. We hold 1,428 applications in total for the BN25 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
- BN25 3PJ
- Application type
- Work to Trees (TPO)
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Seaford
- District
- 3852/0373 - TPO No.44 (1997)
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 5 December 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 20 December 2023
- Consultation start
- 6 December 2023
- Consultation end
- 20 December 2023
- Neighbour consultation start
- 6 December 2023
- Neighbour consultation end
- 20 December 2023
- Last date for comments
- 20 December 2023
- Target decision date
- 30 January 2024
- Decision issued
- 16 February 2024
- Permission expires
- 16 February 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- O Allpress Independent Arboricultural Consultant
- Agent address
- Westcott Hailsham Rd Heathfield TN218AS
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-12651348
- Documents
- 12
- Constraints
- 42
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 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.
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Associated applications
- 202522 Jul
Discharge of Condition 2 (Planting of Replacement Trees) in relation to the split decision of TW/23/0117/TPO
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1759 - Ash - Crown reduce overall by approx 2m & removal of deadwood 1760 - Sycamore - Fell to ground level…
This applicationSplit DecisionTreesTW/23/0117/TPO
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