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Conifer House The Street Fulking Henfield West Sussex BN5 9LT

SDNP/16/03988/TCATree in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 22 September 2016

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Maple in rear (eastern side) garden (T1). Reduce to just below previous pruning points, thin canopy - as advised by tree surgeon. Maple was last reduced approx. 4 years ago. Reason: canopy causes excessive shading, overhangs neighbours garden and is unbalanced due to wind effect

Received
8 August 2016
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Hurstpierpoint And Downs Ward
  1. Received8 Aug
  2. Validated9 Aug
  3. Consult.31 Aug
  4. Target20 Sep
  5. Decided22 Sep

Decided in 44 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Conifer House The Street Fulking Henfield West Sussex BN5 9LT. South Downs has handled 2,289 applications of this type. This one was decided in 45 days, 11 days quicker than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in the Fulking conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. We hold 1,072 applications in total for the BN5 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
BN5 9LT
Application type
Tree in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Fulking Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 August 2016
Last date for comments
31 August 2016
Target decision date
20 September 2016
Permission expires
22 September 2018

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-05389541
Documents
7
Constraints
12

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Fulking
  • 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 (20)

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 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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Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2023
    12 Sep

    Reduce to just below previous pruning points and thin canopy on 1 no. Maple tree in rear (eastern side)…

    ApprovedTree in a Conservation AreaSDNP/23/03790/TCA
  2. 2019
    12 Dec

    Maple/Sycamore (T1) - Reduce to previous pruning points (approx. 1-2m).

    ApprovedTree in a Conservation AreaSDNP/19/05944/TCA
  3. 2011
    7 Dec

    South Downs National Park application to reduce overall canopy by 25% of and thin by 25%.

    ApprovedTrees in a Conservation Area11/03909/TCA
  4. 2008
    30 Sep

    Maple - reduce overall canopy by 25% and thin by 25%.

    ApprovedTrees in a Conservation Area08/03190/TCA
  5. 2002
    22 Nov

    First floor extension to front of property, single storey extension to rear of property and loft conversion…

    ApprovedFull Application02/02519/FUL

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