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9 Church Lane Funtington Chichester West Sussex PO18 9LH

SDNP/16/00460/TCATree in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 4 March 2016

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Notification of intention to crown reduce by 2m (all round) on 1 no. Cherry tree (T1) and 1 no. Silver Birch tree (T9). Reduce height by 2.5m on 2 no. Beech trees (T2 and T3). Crown raise by up to 3 m (above ground level) on 1 no. Silver Birch tree (T4).

Received
22 January 2016
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Funtington Ward
  1. Received22 Jan
  2. Validated22 Jan
  3. Consult.25 Feb
  4. Target4 Mar
  5. Decided4 Mar

Decided in 42 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 9 Church Lane Funtington Chichester West Sussex PO18 9LH. South Downs has handled 2,289 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days, 2 weeks quicker than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in the Funtington conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 1,433 applications in total for the PO18 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
PO18 9LH
Application type
Tree in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Funtington Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 January 2016
Last date for comments
25 February 2016
Target decision date
4 March 2016
Permission expires
4 March 2018

Applicant and agent

Agent address
All Tree Solutions 14 Willow Gardens Westbourbe Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8TX

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Documents
4
Constraints
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Funtington
  • Listed building: Grade II: Church CottageOn or next to this site
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Solent: Includes Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA/Ramsar, Solent and Southampton Wat…Applies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • National park: South Downs
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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

Also checked, none recorded (18)

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, 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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Associated applications

  1. 2016
    22 Jan

    Notification of intention to crown reduce by 2m (all round) on 1 no. Cherry tree (T1) and 1 no. Silver Birch…

    This applicationApprovedTreesSDNP/16/00460/TCA
  2. 2016
    22 Jan

    Fell 4 no. Pittosporum trees (T5 - T8) and reduce west sector by 1m (over highway) on 1 no. Portugal Laurel…

    ApprovedTree Preservation OrderFiled alongsideSDNP/16/00461/TPO

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