South Downs Centre North Street Midhurst West Sussex GU29 9DH

SDNP/23/00035/TCATree in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 15 March 2023

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Notification of intention to crown reduce by 2m on 1 no. London Plane tree (T1).

Received: 5 January 2023
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: South Downs
Ward: Midhurst Ward CH

ReceivedReceived5 Jan
ValidatedValidated5 Jan
Consult.Consultation1 Mar
TargetTarget Date16 Feb
DecidedDecided15 Mar

Decided in 69 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at South Downs Centre North Street Midhurst West Sussex GU29 9DH. South Downs has handled 2,289 applications of this type. This one was decided in 69 days, 13 days longer than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in the Midhurst conservation area, with 12 listed buildings nearby. There have been 10 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 147 applications across Midhurst Ward CH. We hold 1,331 applications in total for the GU29 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: GU29 9DH
Application type: Tree in a Conservation Area
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Midhurst Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 5 January 2023
Last date for comments: 1 March 2023
Target decision date: 16 February 2023
Permission expires: 15 March 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period: 42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-11816309
Documents: 6
Constraints: 11

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Midhurst
Listed building: Grade II: Former Grammar School, the Old Building (Capron House)On 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.

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10 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: South Downs

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