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Closewalks Wood West Lavington West Sussex

SDNP/21/00313/TPOTree Preservation OrderApproved

Approved on 26 March 2021

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Reduce height by 2m and reduce width to eliminate sight restrictions on 1 no. Sycamore tree (T1). Fell 1 no. Sycamore tree (T2), 2 no. Ash trees (T3 and T4) and 1 no. Elm tree (T8). Reduce lowest over extending bough by 2m on 1 no. Oak tree (T5), reduce 1 no. bough by 2.5m (back to elbow and upright growth) on 1 no. Sweet Chestnut tree (T6). Reduce height by 3m on 1 no. Alder tree (G1), reduce height by 4 m on 1 no. Sweet Chestnut tree (T9). Crown reduce by 2m on 1 no. Hornbeam tree (T11). All 10 no. trees are within Woodland, W1, subject to WL/66/01097/TPO.

Received
18 January 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Midhurst Ward CH
Agent
Alpine Tree Surgeons Ltd
  1. Received18 Jan
  2. Validated28 Jan
  3. Consult.7 Mar
  4. Target25 Mar
  5. Decided26 Mar

Decided in 57 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Closewalks Wood West Lavington West Sussex. South Downs has handled 2,289 applications of this type. This one was decided in 67 days, 11 days longer than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in the Midhurst conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 145 applications across Midhurst Ward CH.

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

Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size
Small
Parish
West Lavington Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 January 2021
Last date for comments
7 March 2021
Target decision date
25 March 2021
Permission expires
26 March 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
Alpine Tree Surgeons Ltd
Agent address
The Long Barn Ham Barn Farm Farnham Road Liss Hampshire UK GU33 6LB

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
4
Constraints
16

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: MidhurstPart of the site
  • National park: South Downs
  • Ancient woodland: closewalks woodPart of the site

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, nutrient neutrality catchments, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, 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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