The Royal Oak Inn The Street Poynings BN45 7AQ
Approved on 9 March 2022
Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
T1- single Sycamore tree: reduction in height to a 4m totem to allow additional sunlight onto patio area and stop pigeon droppings from going onto public eating area, reducing risk to public health. Photograph 1. T2- group of three Sycamore trees: reduction in height to 4m totems to allow additional sunlight onto patio area and stop pigeon droppings from going onto public eating area, reducing risk to public health. Photograph 2. T3- group of three Sycamore trees: reduction in height to 4m totems to allow additional sunlight onto patio area and stop pigeon droppings from going onto public eating area, reducing risk to public health. Plus these trees are overhanging the outdoor kitchens heat ventilation unit. Photographs 3 & 4. T4-single Sycamore tree: targeted pruning as it is heavily encroaching onto a telegraph pole and is at risk of damaging phone lines in the future. This will allow for 0.5m clearance of the telegraph pole and phone lines. Photographs 5 & 6.
- Received
- 27 January 2022
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- South Downs
- Ward
- Hurstpierpoint Ward
- ReceivedReceived27 Jan
- ValidatedValidated27 Jan
- Consult.Consultation24 Feb
- TargetTarget Date10 Mar
- DecidedDecided9 Mar
Decided in 41 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at The Royal Oak Inn The Street Poynings BN45 7AQ. South Downs has handled 2,289 applications of this type. This one was decided in 41 days, 2 weeks quicker than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in the Poynings conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 10 applications across Hurstpierpoint Ward. We hold 290 applications in total for the BN45 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
- BN45 7AQ
- Application type
- Tree in a Conservation Area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Poynings Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 27 January 2022
- Last date for comments
- 24 February 2022
- Target decision date
- 10 March 2022
- Permission expires
- 9 March 2024
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- SH Gardening
- Agent address
- 23 Orchard Avenue Lancing BN15 9EA
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-10579381
- Documents
- 6
- Constraints
- 8
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: PoyningsPart of the 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
8 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202511 Mar
Extension of time period for the erection of a marquee from the 1st May to the 30th September with an…
PendingFull ApplicationSDNP/25/01039/FUL - 202321 Feb
Erection of marquee on existing public house customer garden between 1st May and 30th September each year…
ApprovedFull ApplicationSDNP/23/00748/FUL - 20229 Sep
Variation of condition no.1 on 10/03771/FUL
WithdrawnDischarge of conditionsSDNP/22/04225/CND - 202231 Aug
Retrospective planning application for 75sqm additional paving consisting of 72sqm paving to marquee area…
ApprovedFull ApplicationSDNP/22/04056/FUL - 202023 Jun
Notification of intention for a 30% reduction on 1 no. Norwegian Maple (T1) and reduce the height by 1.8m on…
ApprovedTree in a Conservation AreaSDNP/20/02494/TCA - 201716 Nov
Change of use of existing field with temoporary use as overflow car park into perminant use as overflow car…
ApprovedPre-Application AdviceSDNP/17/05898/PRE - 20106 Dec
Erection of marquee on existing public house customer garden between 1st May and 30th September each year
ApprovedFull Application10/03771/FUL - 201023 Mar
Erection of marquee on existing public house customer garden between 1st May and 30th September each year
ApprovedFull Application10/00835/FUL
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