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The Warren Brockhurst Farm Watersfield West Sussex RH20 1NX

SDNP/21/01646/TCATree in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 1 April 2021

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Surgery to 1 x Sycamore (Works to Trees in a Conservation Area)

Received
17 February 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Agent
Andrew Gale Tree Surgery Ltd
  1. Received17 Feb
  2. Validated17 Feb
  3. Consult.19 Apr
  4. Target31 Mar
  5. Decided1 Apr

Decided in 43 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at The Warren Brockhurst Farm Watersfield West Sussex RH20 1NX. South Downs has handled 2,289 applications of this type. This one was decided in 43 days, 13 days quicker than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in the Watersfield conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application 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 1NX
Application type
Tree in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Coldwaltham Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 February 2021
Last date for comments
19 April 2021
Target decision date
31 March 2021
Permission expires
1 April 2023

Applicant and agent

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

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-09528711
Documents
5
Constraints
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Watersfield Conservation Area
  • Listed building: Grade II: The Malt HouseOn or next to this site
  • 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, 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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Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2023
    14 Apr

    Erection of 1 bed Garden room annex.

    PendingHouseholderSDNP/23/01585/HOUS
  2. 2021
    17 Feb

    Surgery to 1 x Sycamore (Works to Trees in a Conservation Area)

    WithdrawnTree Preservation OrderSDNP/21/00915/TPO
  3. 2017
    30 Aug

    Surgery to 1 x Leyland Cypress and 1 x Lawson Cypress (Works to Trees in a Conservation Area)

    ApprovedTree in a Conservation AreaSDNP/17/04469/TCA
  4. 2013
    5 Sep

    Surgery to 1 x Sycamore tree (T1) and 2 x Cherry Blossom trees (T2, T3) (Works to Trees in a Conservtion Area)

    ApprovedTree in a Conservation AreaSDNP/13/04214/TCA
  5. 2007
    9 Nov

    Fell 1 Monterey Cypress tree and surgery to 1 Tree of Heaven and 1 Cypress tree (Works to trees in a…

    ApprovedWork to Trees in Conservation AreaDC/07/2568
  6. 2005
    8 Feb

    Fell Laurel srubbery (Work to trees in a Conservstion Area)

    ApprovedWork to Trees in Conservation AreaDC/05/0360

Source: South Downs

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