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Sherwood Lower Station Road Newick East Sussex BN8 4HT

TW/26/0073/TPOWork to Trees (TPO)Approved

Approved on 11 November 2026

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T1 - Oak - Crown lift over the driveway to provide 3 m clearance, removing or shortening obstructing secondary branches - To allow safe vehicle access while retaining natural shape T2 - Oak - Reduce the canopy towards the house by 1.5-2 m to maintain about 2 m clearance - To prevent branches contacting the roof, gutters and walls during strong winds T3 - Oak - Reduce the overall crown by up to 3.5 m and shorten lower branches - To manage canopy size, improve clearance and maintain a balanced tree T4 - Oak - Reduce branches towards the garage by 1.5-2 m and remove significant deadwood - To prevent damage and reduce the risk of falling branches T5 - Oak - Crown lift to 2.5 m above ground and remove significant, hanging or fractured deadwood - To improve garden access and reduce risk to occupants T6 - Oak - Remove significant deadwood over the garden, fractured or hanging branches - To reduce the risk of branches falling T7 - Oak - Lightly crown lift to provide 2.5 m clearance over garden and pedestrian areas - To improve access without significantly changing form T8 - Oak - Remove epicormic growth from the lower stem and main branch bases - To improve access and allow inspection of the stem and branch unions

Received
19 August 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 29 October 2026
Ward
Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey
  1. Received19 Aug
  2. Validated19 Aug
  3. Consult.15 Oct
  4. Target14 Oct
  5. Decided11 Nov

Decided in 84 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Sherwood Lower Station Road Newick East Sussex BN8 4HT. Lewes has handled 355 applications of this type. This one was decided in 84 days, 4 weeks longer than Lewes's typical decision time. 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 4HT
Application type
Work to Trees (TPO)
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Chailey
District
3852/0167-TPO (No.9) 1985 and 3852/057

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 August 2026
Consultation expiry
16 October 2026
Consultation start
1 October 2026
Consultation end
15 October 2026
Neighbour consultation start
2 October 2026
Neighbour consultation end
16 October 2026
Last date for comments
16 October 2026
Target decision date
14 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Birchwood Tree & Estate Management
Agent address
88 Hunters Way Uckfield TN22 2BB

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15126360
Documents
5
Constraints
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

Source: Lewes

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