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15 South Street Ditchling East Sussex BN6 8UQ

SDNP/22/05427/TCATree in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 4 January 2023

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T8 - Magnolia grandiflora - Reduce the height by approx. 3 to 3.5 meters; and then 1.5 meters off the side to balance the canopy

Received
22 November 2022
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Ditchling And Westmeston Ward
  1. Received22 Nov
  2. Validated25 Nov
  3. Consult.29 Dec
  4. Target6 Jan
  5. Decided4 Jan

Decided in 40 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 15 South Street Ditchling East Sussex BN6 8UQ. 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 Ditchling conservation area, with 12 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 55 applications across Ditchling And Westmeston Ward. We hold 1,707 applications in total for the BN6 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
BN6 8UQ
Application type
Tree in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Ditchling Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 November 2022
Last date for comments
29 December 2022
Target decision date
6 January 2023
Decision issued
9 January 2023
Permission expires
9 January 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11707400
Documents
5
Constraints
22

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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

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Planning history at this site

8 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    16 Apr

    Reducing Magnolia tree by approximately 3 meters.

    ApprovedTree in a Conservation AreaSDNP/26/01491/TCA
  2. 2021
    28 Jan

    Proposed erection of artist's studio

    ApprovedPre-Application AdviceSDNP/21/01674/PRE
  3. 2020
    17 Aug

    Alterations to existing flint wall including removal of corner section and reposition of the corner column…

    ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/20/03417/LIS
  4. 2020
    14 Aug

    Various maintenance and management works to mature Sycamore (T6), Felling of self-seeded Holly (T1), Felling…

    ApprovedTree in a Conservation AreaSDNP/20/03395/TCA
  5. 2020
    21 Jul

    Alterations to existing flint wall including removal of corner section and reposition of the corner column…

    ApprovedHouseholderSDNP/20/02982/HOUS
  6. 2019
    26 Mar

    Proposed erection of free standing black feather board gazebo with cedar tile roof onto an established…

    ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/19/01435/LIS

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