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Yewtrees 7 Closewalks Wood West Lavington West Sussex GU29 0ET

SDNP/24/02767/TPOTree Preservation OrderApproved

Approved on 2 October 2024

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Various tree works on 20 trees and 1 no. hedgerow - 4 no. Beech trees (T2, T14, T15 and T20), 1 no. Hornbeam tree (T3), 2 no. Lawson Cypress trees (T3d and T3e), 8 no. Oak trees (T4, T5, T9, T11, T16, T18 T19 and T24), 3 no. Yew trees (T6, T7 and T12), 1 no. Yew hedge (13a), 1 no. Holly tree (T10) and 1 no. Alder tree (T21). Fell 11 no. trees - 2 no. Lawson Cypress trees (T3a and T17), 1 no. Cherry tree (T3b (T3824), 2 no. Cherry trees (T3c and T13b), 1 no. Juniper (T7a), 3 no. Leyland Cypress trees (T13) and 2 no. Holly trees (T10a and one unnumbered). All 31 no. trees within Woodland, W1 subject to WL/66/01097/TPO.

Received
9 July 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Midhurst Ward CH
  1. Received9 Jul
  2. Validated14 Aug
  3. Consult.20 Sep
  4. Target9 Oct
  5. Decided2 Oct

Decided in 49 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Yewtrees 7 Closewalks Wood West Lavington West Sussex GU29 0ET. South Downs has handled 2,289 applications of this type. This one was decided in 85 days, 4 weeks longer than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in the Midhurst conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 145 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 0ET
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size
Small
Parish
West Lavington Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 August 2024
Last date for comments
20 September 2024
Target decision date
9 October 2024
Permission expires
2 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
T&P tree surgery and landscaping
Agent address
14 farndell close Chichester PO19 7HB United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13225377
Documents
7

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: MidhurstPart of the site
  • National park: South Downs
  • Ancient woodland: closewalks woodPart of the site

Possibly incomplete for this council: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (19)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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, 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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© 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.

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

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Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2023
    3 Apr

    Remove 1 no. stem on north sector and height reduce all remaining stems by up to 10m (approx. 50%) on 1 no…

    ApprovedTree Preservation OrderSDNP/23/01428/TPO
  2. 2021
    19 Jan

    Fell 1 no. Norway Maple tree (quoted as T3) and 1 no. Silver Maple tree (quoted as T23). Reduce height by 4m…

    ApprovedTree Preservation OrderSDNP/21/00267/TPO
  3. 2017
    26 Jan

    Reduce height and north sector by 5m (leaning northwards) on 1 no. Oak tree within Woodland, W1 subject to…

    ApprovedTree Preservation OrderSDNP/17/00536/TPO
  4. 2015
    22 Jul

    Fell 2 no. N. Maple trees (3821 and 3822), 1 no. Sweet Chestnut tree (TB) and 4 no. Birch trees (3836, 3838…

    ApprovedTree Preservation OrderSDNP/15/03711/TPO
  5. 2015
    22 Jul

    Fell 6 no. Lawson Cypress trees (Conifers) (3837,3841,3843,3844,3846 and 3847) within Woodland, W1 subject to…

    ApprovedTree Preservation OrderSDNP/15/03710/TPO
  6. 2015
    22 Jul

    Crown reduce by 30% on 1 no. Oak tree (3830) and crown reduce by 25% (twin stemmed) on 1 no. Oak tree (3835)…

    ApprovedTree Preservation OrderSDNP/15/03712/TPO

Source: South Downs

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