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Dumbrells Court North End Ditchling East Sussex BN6 8TG

SDNP/23/02512/TPOTree Preservation OrderApproved

Approved on 14 August 2023

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

905 - Crab Apple - reduce height by 0.5 meters.905-Reduction to suitable growth points to promote new growth and to improve vitality906-Crab Apple - reduce height by 0.5 meters.906-Reduction to suitable growth points to promote new growth and to improve vitality911-Sycamore - crown lift over the greenhouse to a height of 6 m.911-To give sufficient clearance from the property to enable maintenance and prevent possible damage912 - Sycamore-remove basal growth.912-To allow a thorough inspection of the base916-Sycamore x 7 - remove hanging limb and deadwood,fell dead stem and reduce squirrel damage to live growth916-General tree safety pruning918 - crimson maple -reduce the laterals towards the dwelling by 2 m.918-To give sufficient clearance from the property to enable maintenance and prevent possible damage922-Sycamore-Remove deadwood within crown.922-General tree safety pruning923-Sycamore x 6 - Remove deadwood greater than 25mm in diameter. and reduce squirrel damage to live growth.923-General tree safety pruning925-pine-Remove deadwood greater than 25mm in diameter.925-General tree safety pruning932-Oak -Remove deadwood greater than 25mm in diameter.932-General tree safety pruning

Received
15 June 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Ditchling And Westmeston Ward
Agent
Treeline Services Ltd
  1. Received15 Jun
  2. Validated15 Jun
  3. Consult.20 Jul
  4. Target10 Aug
  5. Decided14 Aug

Decided in 60 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Dumbrells Court North End Ditchling East Sussex BN6 8TG. South Downs has handled 2,289 applications of this type. This one was decided in 60 days, 4 days longer than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 4 other applications 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 8TG
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Ditchling Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 June 2023
Last date for comments
20 July 2023
Target decision date
10 August 2023
Decision issued
17 August 2023
Permission expires
17 August 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Treeline Services Ltd
Agent address
Chadhurst Farm Coldharbour Lane Dorking RH4 3JH

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12237867
Documents
10
Constraints
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: DitchlingPart of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: North CottageOn 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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

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Source: South Downs

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