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Christmas Cottage Sandy Lane East Ashling Chichester West Sussex PO18 9AT

SDNP/20/00263/TCATree in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 9 March 2020

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Notification of intention to crown lift by up to 4m (above ground level) on 1 no. Beech tree (T1).

Received
20 January 2020
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Lavant Ward CH
Agent
M.Reed & Co Tree Work Specialists Ltd
  1. Received20 Jan
  2. Validated27 Jan
  3. Consult.3 Mar
  4. Target9 Mar
  5. Decided9 Mar

Decided in 42 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Christmas Cottage Sandy Lane East Ashling Chichester West Sussex PO18 9AT. South Downs has handled 2,289 applications of this type. This one was decided in 49 days, 7 days quicker than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in the East Ashling conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 2 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 9AT
Application type
Tree in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Funtington Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 January 2020
Last date for comments
3 March 2020
Target decision date
9 March 2020
Permission expires
9 March 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent
M.Reed & Co Tree Work Specialists Ltd
Agent address
14 Willow Gardens Westbourne Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8TX

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Documents
5
Constraints
12

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: East Ashling
  • 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 (19)

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, 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

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© 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.

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Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2024
    29 Aug

    Notification of intention to reduce height by 3m and reduce widths (all round) by 1.5m on 1 no. Beech tree…

    ApprovedTree in a Conservation AreaSDNP/24/03570/TCA
  2. 2018
    26 Jun

    First Floor Extension relating to application SDNP/18/01717/HOUS

    ApprovedPre-Application AdviceSDNP/18/03826/PRE
  3. 2018
    28 Mar

    Proposed first floor extension, new windows and internal alterations.

    RefusedHouseholderSDNP/18/01717/HOUS
  4. 2018
    26 Jan

    Notification of intention to crown reduce height by 4m and laterals by 2m back to old would points on 1 no…

    ApprovedTree in a Conservation AreaSDNP/18/00572/TCA
  5. 2017
    8 Sep

    Proposed first floor extension, new windows and internal alterations.

    RefusedHouseholderSDNP/17/04602/HOUS
  6. 2013
    23 Dec

    Single storey rear extension.

    ApprovedHouseholderSDNP/13/06119/HOUS

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