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Funtington House Common Road Funtington West Sussex PO18 9LG

SDNP/23/03228/TCATree in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 11 October 2023

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Notification of intention to fell 1 no. Pittosporum tree (T3). Reduce height, north and east sectors by 2m and reduce south sector by 1.5m, reduce upper west sector by 2.5m and lower crown 0.75m on 1 no. Monterey Cypress tree (T1). Reduce height and north, east and west sectors by 2m and reduce south sector by 2.5m on 1 no Yew tree (T2). Reduce height by 3m, reduce north and west sectors by 2m and reduce upper crown on east sector by 1.5m on 1 no. Yew tree (T4). Reduce height by 3m, reduce west sector by 2m and east sector by 1.5m on 1 no. Yew tree (T5). Reduce height by 3m, reduce south and west sectors by 2m and east sector by 1.5m on 1 no. Yew tree (T6).

Received
2 August 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Lavant Ward CH
Agent
Chichester Tree Services
  1. Received2 Aug
  2. Validated2 Aug
  3. Consult.6 Sep
  4. Target13 Sep
  5. Decided11 Oct

Decided in 70 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Funtington House Common Road Funtington West Sussex PO18 9LG. South Downs has handled 2,289 applications of this type. This one was decided in 70 days, 2 weeks longer than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in the Funtington conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application 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 9LG
Application type
Tree in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Funtington Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 August 2023
Last date for comments
6 September 2023
Target decision date
13 September 2023
Permission expires
11 October 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Chichester Tree Services
Agent address
The Osiers Clay Lane West Ashling Chichester West Sussex PO18 8DJ United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12356904
Documents
4
Constraints
17

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Funtington
  • Listed building: Grade II: Funtington HouseOn this site · +3 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
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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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© 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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