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St Marys Church Church Lane Funtington PO18 9LH

SDNP/21/05217/TCATree in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 29 November 2021

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Notification of intention to fell 7 no. Holly trees (T1), 2 no. Yew trees (T4 and T5), 1 no. Elder tree (T10), 1 no. Beech tree (T11). Crown reduce by 3m on 1 no. Yew tree (T2), crown reduce by 2m on 2 no. Yew trees (T6 and T7). Coppice 2 no. multi-stemmed Bay trees (T3 and T9) and 1 no. Laurel tree (T8).

Received
18 October 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Lavant Ward CH
  1. Received18 Oct
  2. Validated18 Oct
  3. Consult.22 Nov
  4. Target29 Nov
  5. Decided29 Nov

Decided in 42 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at St Marys Church Church Lane Funtington PO18 9LH. South Downs has handled 2,289 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days, 2 weeks quicker than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in the Funtington conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application 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 9LH
Application type
Tree in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Funtington Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 October 2021
Last date for comments
22 November 2021
Target decision date
29 November 2021
Permission expires
29 November 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
T&P tree surgery and landscaping
Agent address
14 farndell close Chichester PO19 7HB West sussex

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-10307332
Documents
5
Constraints
17

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Funtington
  • Listed building: Grade II: The VicarageOn this site · +1 more
  • 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.

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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2021
    15 Sep

    Re-roofing including installation of photovoltaic array.

    ApprovedFull ApplicationSDNP/21/04706/FUL

Source: South Downs

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