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Farthingale House Common Road Funtington Chichester West Sussex PO18 9LG

SDNP/20/03926/TCATree in a Conservation AreaPermitted

Proposal

Notification of intention to crown reduce by approx. 3m (to suitable growth points) on 1 no. London Plane tree (T1).

Received
15 September 2020
Decided
12 November 2020 · Raise No Objection
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Lavant Ward CH
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received15 Sep
  2. Validated15 Sep
  3. Consult.31 Oct
  4. Target27 Oct
  5. Decided12 Nov

Decided in 58 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in South Downs99% of trees applications approved

This is a tree application at Farthingale House Common Road Funtington Chichester West Sussex PO18 9LG. South Downs has handled 2,274 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 43 days. This one was decided in 58 days, 2 weeks longer than South Downs's median. The site is in the Funtington conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 48 applications across Lavant Ward CH. We hold 1,399 applications in total for the PO18 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
SDNP/20/03926/TCA
Address
Farthingale House Common Road Funtington Chichester West Sussex PO18 9LG
Postcode
PO18 9LG
Local Authority
South Downs
Application Type
Tree in a Conservation Area
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Application Determined
Ward
Lavant Ward CH
Parish
Funtington Parish Council

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Chichester Tree Services
Agent Address
The Osiers Clay Lane West Ashling Chichester West Sussex PO18 8DJ United Kingdom

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
15 September 2020
Target Decision Date
27 October 2020
Date Decided
12 November 2020
Date Validated
15 September 2020
Date Submitted
15 September 2020
Last Date for Comments
31 October 2020
Permission Expires
12 November 2022

Planning Decision

Decision
Raise No Objection
Decided By
LA Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
42 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-09065225
Documents
6
Constraints
14
Coordinates
50.869230, -0.863619
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: South Downs

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Funtington
  • Listed building: Grade II: Yew Tree Cottage and Christmas CottageOn or next to this site
  • 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.

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.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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