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West Ashling Mill Down Street West Ashling Chichester West Sussex PO18 8DS

SDNP/23/00365/TCATree in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 22 March 2023

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Notification of intention to crown reduce by 30% on 1 no. Salix babylonica tree (T1). Reduce height and north, south and east sectors by approx 30% on 1. no Salix babylonica tree (T2). Reduce heights by approx. 7m on 5 no. Salix fragilis trees (T3-T7).

Received
27 January 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Lavant Ward CH
  1. Received27 Jan
  2. Validated6 Feb
  3. Consult.15 Mar
  4. Target20 Mar
  5. Decided22 Mar

Decided in 44 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at West Ashling Mill Down Street West Ashling Chichester West Sussex PO18 8DS. South Downs has handled 2,289 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days. The site is in the West Ashling conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 9 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 42 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 8DS
Application type
Tree in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Funtington Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 February 2023
Last date for comments
15 March 2023
Target decision date
20 March 2023
Permission expires
22 March 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Alfie Reed Tree Service
Agent address
10 Haresfoot Close Funtington PO189LP United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11882258
Documents
4
Constraints
15

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: West AshlingPart of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: West Ashling MillOn 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

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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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Planning history at this site

9 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2019
    18 Nov

    Notification of intention to reduce height by 4m, reduce north sector by 2m and west and east sectors by 4m…

    ApprovedTree in a Conservation AreaSDNP/19/05518/TCA
  2. 2017
    2 Oct

    Notification on intention to fell 1 no. Sycamore.

    ApprovedTree in a Conservation AreaSDNP/17/05167/TCA
  3. 2016
    6 Dec

    Notification of intention to crown reduce by 3m (all around) on 1 no. Willow tree.

    ApprovedTree in a Conservation AreaSDNP/16/06149/TCA
  4. 2016
    7 Sep

    Discharge of conditions 7, 8 and 12 from listed building consent SDNP/15/06372/LIS

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsSDNP/16/04503/DCOND
  5. 2016
    20 Jun

    Discharge of conditions 5 and 6 of permission SDNP/15/06271/HOUS

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsSDNP/16/03255/DCOND
  6. 2016
    20 Jun

    Discharge of conditions 3, 4, 5 , 6 , 9, 10 and 11 of permission SDNP/15/06272/LIS

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsSDNP/16/03256/DCOND

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