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Red House Southbrook Road West Ashling Chichester West Sussex PO18 8DN

SDNP/19/06096/TCATree in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 3 February 2020

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Notification of intention to crown reduce by 2m, remove lowest branch arising at 3.5m on south-east sector, reduce limb arising at 4m on south sector by 2m (to strong growth point) and prune crown to allow 1.5-2m clearance (from village hall roof) on 1 no. Beech tree (T1).

Received
23 December 2019
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Lavant Ward CH
  1. Received23 Dec
  2. Validated23 Dec
  3. Consult.31 Jan
  4. Target3 Feb
  5. Decided3 Feb

Decided in 42 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Red House Southbrook Road West Ashling Chichester West Sussex PO18 8DN. 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 West Ashling conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 43 applications across Lavant Ward CH. 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 8DN
Application type
Tree in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Funtington Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 December 2019
Last date for comments
31 January 2020
Target decision date
3 February 2020
Permission expires
3 February 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent
Mrs
Agent address
The Osiers. Clay Lane, West Ashling Chichester PO18 8DJ United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-08383415
Documents
7
Constraints
13

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: West AshlingPart of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: The Red HouseOn this site · +2 more
  • 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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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Planning history at this site

9 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2021
    2 Nov

    Crown reduce by 3m (all round) and crown lift (trailing growth only) by up to 5m (above ground level) on 2…

    ApprovedTree Preservation OrderSDNP/21/05496/TPO
  2. 2021
    20 Jan

    Notification of intention to fell 4 no. Leyland Cypress trees (quoted as G1).

    ApprovedTree in a Conservation AreaSDNP/21/00311/TCA
  3. 2020
    24 Apr

    Notification of intention to fell 1 no. Copper Beech tree (marked on plan as T1).

    ApprovedTree in a Conservation AreaSDNP/20/01616/TCA
  4. 2017
    28 Jun

    Works to crown reduce on east sector by 3m on 1 no. Horse Chestnut subject to TPO no. 95/00530/TPO

    ApprovedTree Preservation OrderSDNP/17/03421/TPO
  5. 2017
    28 Jun

    Notification of intent to crown reduce on east sector by 2m on group of 4 no. Leylandii (G1). Crown reduce on…

    ApprovedTree in a Conservation AreaSDNP/17/03289/TCA
  6. 2013
    2 Aug

    Discharge of condition nos.3, 4 and 5 of permission SDNP/12/03137/HOUS

    Discharge of Condition(s) CompletedDischarge of conditionsSDNP/13/03724/DCOND

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