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29 Oathall Road Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 3EG

DM/26/0294Trees in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 12 March 2026

Council decision: No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

T1 White Willow - fell to ground level. T2 Holly - reduce height by 3m, leaving estimated height of 6m. T3 Holly reduce height by 5m leaving finish height at 6m. T4 Large Leaved Lime - Pollard to previous points. T5 Fastigiate Beech - selective reduction by upto 3m in height, 1m radial spread.

Received
5 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Haywards Heath - Bentswood And Heath
  1. Received5 Feb
  2. Validated12 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target26 Mar
  5. Decided12 Mar

Decided in 28 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 29 Oathall Road Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 3EG. Mid Sussex has handled 1,036 applications of this type. This one was decided in 35 days, 2 weeks quicker than Mid Sussex's typical decision time. The site is in the The Heath conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 58 applications across Haywards Heath - Bentswood And Heath. We hold 995 applications in total for the RH16 postcode area.

99% of trees applications at Mid Sussex District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
RH16 3EG
Application type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Haywards Heath

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 February 2026
Target decision date
26 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Maximus Tree Care 14 Rectory Close Pulborough RH10 AJ

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14680068
Documents
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: The Heath
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage 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: Mid Sussex

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