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Blackbrooke River Lane Watersfield Pulborough RH20 1NG

SDNP/13/05118/TCATree in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 9 December 2013

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Fell 2 x Leylandii, 1 x Golden Leylandii and 3 x Conifers (Works to Trees in a Conservation Area)

Received
26 October 2013
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Pulborough and Coldwatham (Historic)
  1. Received26 Oct
  2. Validated28 Oct
  3. Consult.21 Nov
  4. Target9 Dec
  5. Decided9 Dec

Decided in 42 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Blackbrooke River Lane Watersfield Pulborough RH20 1NG. South Downs has handled 2,289 applications of this type. This one was decided in 44 days, 12 days quicker than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in the Watersfield conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 2,892 applications in total for the RH20 postcode area.

99% of trees applications at South Downs were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
RH20 1NG
Application type
Tree in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Coldwaltham Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 October 2013
Consultation expiry
28 November 2013
Consultation start
31 October 2013
Consultation end
21 November 2013
Last date for comments
28 November 2013
Target decision date
9 December 2013
Permission expires
9 December 2015

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Publicity

Last advertised
7 November 2013
Advertisement expiry
28 November 2013

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-02920247
Documents
4
Constraints
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Watersfield Conservation Area
  • Listed building: Grade II: Belsey HouseOn or next to this site
  • National park: South Downs

Possibly incomplete for this council: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (19)

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 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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© 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.

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Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2009
    4 Aug

    Retrospective application for the demolition of redundant brick chimney and erection of new flue for a log…

    ApprovedFull ApplicationDC/09/1353
  2. 2008
    18 Apr

    Fell 8 Conifer (T1, T2, T3, T7, T8, T11, T14 and T15) 1 Willow (T4, 1 Prunus (T5), 1 Apple (T10) and 1…

    ApprovedWork to Trees in Conservation AreaDC/08/0938
  3. 2007
    14 Nov

    Amendments to previously approved single storey front and rear extensions and garage DC/07/2030

    ApprovedFull ApplicationDC/07/2585
  4. 2007
    3 Sep

    Single-storey rear extension and refurbishment of existing dwelling and new double garage

    ApprovedFull ApplicationDC/07/2030
  5. 2007
    10 May

    Single-storey extension refurbishment of dwelling and detached double garage/store

    WithdrawnFull ApplicationDC/07/1081

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