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Meadow House River Lane Watersfield Pulborough West Sussex RH20 1NG

SDNP/19/02595/TCATree in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 3 July 2019

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Fell 1 x Monterey Cypress (Works to Trees in a Conservation Area)

Received
24 May 2019
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Pulborough and Coldwatham (Historic)
Agent
Beechdown Arboriculture Limited
  1. Received24 May
  2. Validated24 May
  3. Consult.28 Jun
  4. Target5 Jul
  5. Decided3 Jul

Decided in 40 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Meadow House River Lane Watersfield Pulborough West Sussex RH20 1NG. 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 Watersfield conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 10 other applications 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
24 May 2019
Last date for comments
28 June 2019
Target decision date
5 July 2019
Permission expires
3 July 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent
Beechdown Arboriculture Limited
Agent address
Club Cottage Top Road Slindon Arundel West Sussex BN18 0RP

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Documents
3
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: Meadow CottageOn 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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Planning history at this site

8 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2019
    27 Mar

    Fell 1 x Box Elder and 1 x Lawson Cypress, Surgery to 1 x Blue Atlas Cedar (Works to Trees in a Conservation…

    ApprovedTree in a Conservation AreaSDNP/19/01621/TCA
  2. 2018
    18 Jan

    Fell 1 x Honey Locust (Works to Trees in a Conservation Area)

    ApprovedTree in a Conservation AreaSDNP/18/00457/TCA
  3. 2013
    23 Sep

    Discharge of condition 3 of SDNP/12/00386/LIS

    Discharge of Condition(s) CompletedDischarge of conditionsSDNP/13/04535/DCOND
  4. 2012
    30 Apr

    Building of a new conservatory to south east kitchen wall with new opening formed between conservatory and…

    ApprovedHouseholderSDNP/12/00385/HOUS
  5. 2012
    30 Apr

    Building of a new conservatory to south east kitchen wall with new opening formed between conservatory and…

    ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/12/00386/LIS
  6. 2009
    23 Jan

    Surgery to 1 Deodar (T1), 1 Blue Atlas Cedar (T2), 1 Robina (T3), 1 Cherry Plum (T4) and 1 Willow (T5) trees…

    ApprovedWork to Trees in Conservation AreaDC/09/0114

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