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The Willows, London Road and Well Croft, River Lane Watersfield Pulborough West Sussex RH20 1NB

SDNP/20/04401/TCATree in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 25 November 2020

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Surgery to 1 x Weeping Willow, 1 x Horse Chestnut and 1 x Douglas Fir (Works to Trees in a Conservation Area)

Received
12 October 2020
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Agent
Andrew Gale Tree Surgery Ltd
  1. Received12 Oct
  2. Validated12 Oct
  3. Consult.18 Nov
  4. Target23 Nov
  5. Decided25 Nov

Decided in 44 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at The Willows, London Road and Well Croft, River Lane Watersfield Pulborough West Sussex RH20 1NB. South Downs has handled 2,289 applications of this type. This one was decided in 44 days, 12 days quicker than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in the Watersfield conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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 1NB
Application type
Tree in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Coldwaltham Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 October 2020
Last date for comments
18 November 2020
Target decision date
23 November 2020
Permission expires
25 November 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent
Andrew Gale Tree Surgery Ltd
Agent address
34 Carpenters Meadow Pulborough RH20 2HQ United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-09146840
Documents
7
Constraints
8

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
  • National park: South Downs

Possibly incomplete for this council: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

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, 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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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Source: South Downs

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