Mountfield Road Car Park Mountfield Road Lewes East Sussex BN7 2XA

SDNP/18/02828/TCATree in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 3 July 2018

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

T02775 - Willow (Salix sp.) - Low branches obstruct vehicle access. Branches touching buildingWorks - Crown Lift to 3 metres above ground level and prune selected branches to provide clearance from building.T02776 - Cherry (Prunus sp.) - Dead Works - Fell dead tree to ground level.T02777 - Plum, Purple-Leaved (Prunus cerasifera) - Low branches obstruct vehicle access. Branches touching street lampWorks - Crown Lift to 3 metres above ground level and prune selected branches to provide clearance from street lamp.T02778 - Cherry (Prunus sp.) - Low branches obstruct vehicle access. Branches touching buildingWorks - Crown Lift to 3 metres above ground level and prune selected branches to provide clearance from building.T02779 - Cherry (Prunus sp. ) - Low branches obstruct vehicle access. Branches touching buildingWorks - Crown Lift to 3 metres above ground level and prune selected branches to provide clearance from building.T02780 - Plum, Purple-Leaved (Prunus cerasifera) - Low branches obstruct Pedestrian access. Small dead woodWorks - Crown Lift to 3 metres above ground level and remove dead wood.T02781 - Cherry (Prunus sp. ) - Low branches obstruct vehicle access. Ivy on trunk. Low spreading overextended branches over parking spaces.Works - Crown Lift to 2.5 metres above ground level over car parking. Several ivy at base of tree. Reduction of spreading branches overhanging car park by 1 metre.

Received: 24 May 2018
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: South Downs
Ward: Lewes Priory Ward

ReceivedReceived24 May
ValidatedValidated24 May
Consult.Consultation20 Jun
TargetTarget Date5 Jul
DecidedDecided3 Jul

Decided in 40 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Mountfield Road Car Park Mountfield Road Lewes East Sussex BN7 2XA. South Downs has handled 2,289 applications of this type. This one was decided in 40 days, 2 weeks quicker than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in the Lewes conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 69 applications across Lewes Priory Ward. We hold 4,321 applications in total for the BN7 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: BN7 2XA
Application type: Tree in a Conservation Area
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Lewes Town Council
District: Lewes Conservation Area

Planning application dates

Date validated: 24 May 2018
Last date for comments: 20 June 2018
Target decision date: 5 July 2018
Permission expires: 3 July 2020

Applicant and agent

Agent: Bonnys wood
Agent address: 50 Houndean Rise Lewes BN7 1EH United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period: 42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-07001687
Documents: 8
Constraints: 7

Site constraints

Checking the site

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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: Lewes
Scheduled monument: Priory of St PancrasPart of the site · +1 more
National park: South Downs

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

Also checked, none recorded (19)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, 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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2 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: South Downs

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