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Sussex Downs College Mountfield Road Lewes BN7 2XH

SDNP/18/04127/TPOTree Preservation OrderDecided

Decided on 17 September 2018

Council decision: Split DecisionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

G3 - Group of 6 No mature Hybrid Poplar trees - crown reduce to a height of 11 metres above ground level, pruning to previous pruning points, remove major deadwood and sever Ivy at base of trees - these trees are up to 23 metres in height and are lapsed pollards with approximately 11 metres of regrowth extending from the previous pruning points. There are multiple areas of squirrel damage evident at, or just above the previous pruning points, in addition this species is susceptible to pruning point degradation. The trees are located next to a busy road and car park, predominantly used by School and College students and local residents. Reasons for works will be to prevent and reduce the risk of any regrowth stem failure.

Received
2 August 2018
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Lewes Priory Ward
Agent
R W Green Limited
  1. Received2 Aug
  2. Validated2 Aug
  3. Consult.24 Aug
  4. Target27 Sep
  5. Decided17 Sep

Decided in 46 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Sussex Downs College Mountfield Road Lewes BN7 2XH. South Downs has handled 2,289 applications of this type. There are no previous applications recorded 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 2XH
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Lewes Town Council
District
TPO (No 10) 1992 G1 of the Order

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 August 2018
Last date for comments
24 August 2018
Target decision date
27 September 2018
Decision issued
20 September 2018
Permission expires
20 September 2020

Applicant and agent

Agent
R W Green Limited
Agent address
Unit 10, Upper Stoneham Farm LEWES BN8 5RH

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-07180355
Documents
3
Constraints
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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 (21)

flood storage areas, conservation 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.

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: South Downs

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